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Calli · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Galway

Last week there was a press release on a site called silicon republic. Its a brilliant site other than this slight offensive Press Release.

Or is it just me?

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12789/

Anyhow - the essence of the story is that a contract worth €200k has been awarded to some company to design websites for Hungary, Poland etc. For Tourism Ireland.

Now excuse me a moment.

Thats alot of public spending money for a website or two?
The countries targetted are not overly wealthy and well to do at the moment
The countries targetted are more likely to visit Ireland for work
Is this really a good way to spend tax payers money in the current climate?

A very unwise PR activity and leaves me wondering who on earth dreamed that budget busting plan to save the Irish Economy? I accept that it was probably drafted years ago in the Celtic Tiger years, but does no one think to pull this sort of spending?

Am I over reacting?
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phil · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject:

It does seem over the top,but i think we are going to hear a lot more of this excessive spending.
I noticed that FAS are one of their customers,i wonder how much they paid.

Calli · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Galway

FAS
I had better get my coat Rolling Eyes

I get very cross (edit) at the wanton disregard for economy tat is STILL going on!!!

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