Our Canadian ambassador is having a $7 million house built for him at our expense!

[dalywise]

Wrong as do you think Irish Embassy had no part to play in getting US policticians on board as Ireland being a good FDI location and ensuring that the politicos kept their business consituents and supporters aware of this.

You really are nieve as to role of our Embassys.

Not half as naive as you if you think that US politicians want to export jobs over here.

[odie1kanobe]

Not half as naive as you if you think that US politicians want to export jobs over here.

You really need to understand the links between US Politicians and Jobs..............do some digging on Ira Magaziner and see what you find about how the 2 are so interwoven.

[dalywise]

You really need to understand the links between US Politicians and Jobs..............do some digging on Ira Magaziner and see what you find about how the 2 are so interwoven.

I am fully aware of the work that Magaziner does and his work on the Telesis report of the early 1980s. I knew almost off by heart one time. And companies come here from the US for profits, not because some politico has a sentimental attachment to some cottage that he never even visited. And even more so today when their own own constituents are queing in bread lines.

[odie1kanobe]

I am fully aware of the work that Magaziner does and his work on the Telesis report of the early 1980s. I knew almost off by heart one time. And companies come here from the US for profits, not because some politico has a sentimental attachment to some cottage that he never even visited. And even more so today when their own own constituents are queing in bread lines.

Oh I'm not taking of the Telesis report I talking about his job in the 1990's.

[libertarian-right]

His perspective, is that while the renovation was something that amazed and surprised Ottawans, it makes the Irish serious players for this kind of business.

My god, a gold plated toilet, I'm telling the Canadian Moose company to set up shop in Ireland, this is genuis!

[Malbekh]

As this thread has gone from righteous indignation and fury about misspent taxpayer's money to trite comments about gold plated toilets, I'll consider my brief foray in defending this government to be at an end.

[the klingon]

What an embarrasing, laughing stock we have become to the rest of the World.
Behaving like some one hit wonder Rap artist, flashing our wealth during the boom, we are now the Bobby Brown of World economics.

The blacks of Europe has some new meaning

[greengoose2]

As this thread has gone from righteous indignation and fury about misspent taxpayer's money to trite comments about gold plated toilets, I'll consider my brief foray in defending this government to be at an end.

You had me worried for a while!

[PaddyJoe McGillycuddy]

It looks like Ambassador Declan Kelly won't be enjoying his Canadian mansion for much longer. He's being posted to Malaysia. I wonder what the living accommodation is like there?

It is understood that four of the 30 ambassadorships are being filled at first-secretary level, which is below the normal grade for such a position

And who's in for a demotion??
Cabinet agrees 30 diplomatic posts in major reshuffle - The Irish Times - Wed, Mar 10, 2010