Comments on: An “Architectural” Tour of Ireland’s Drab and Featureless Buildings

By: Newly Impoverished Irishman

Newly Impoverished Irishman — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:44:59 +0000

A year later from the last post our apparent wealth over the last few years certainly looks more like so much trash and tinsel by the day.

We're robbing Nanas and Grandads of their medical cards in January. Can you say "Banana Republic"? I certainly can.

Plenty of our shapeless and drab new boxes will be going empty for a few years yet.

By: Jerry Kelleher

Jerry Kelleher — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:19:53 +0000

I found Mr Bonner's articles on Ireland's wealth and the one on Dublin/Irish archiecture to be gratuitously offensive and infantile. What evidence does he have that Irish wealth is fraudulent? Both articles were redolent of the anti-Irish bile found in 19th century English Tory rants.

By: ProudToBeIrish

ProudToBeIrish — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:10:19 +0000

Irish houses may look ugly to your eyes, but who cares what your think. Most americans are obese or overweight and we dont keep reminding you of that.

Weve been in Ireland since the ice age and we'll be here for another 10,000 years, long after youve evolved into monkeys in the oppressive heat of Texas.

By: Amy O'Connor

Amy O'Connor — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:13:14 +0000

And as for the comment about the thatch, many new houses around Ireland (particularly Wexford and Galway) are being thatched. The Government is trying to encourage it but, as you may expect, getting the insurance to cover it is quite difficult.

Please research these things before writing an opinionated article about them.

By: Robert P

Robert P — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:15:30 +0000

Thanks for the offer, but if your architectural wisdom is anything like your knowledge of the Irish Traveller situation, then I think we'll be giving it a miss. "They're called Travellers. So they must, like, travel all the time. I'll make a joke out of that, so I will so I will. A joke about Suicide!" But what should we expect from someone who thinks nothing of making flippant gags about concentration camps? Here's an idea: physician heal thyself.

By: Eoin Keating

Eoin Keating — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:04:44 +0000

Some fair comment in there but also some dubious nostalgia for the Ireland of "The Quiet Man". Terrible isn't it when quaint impoverished countries get a little bit richer and then spend it on less than tasteful stuff? Maybe we should learn from experts. Who would know that Georgian buildings have shutters on the INSIDE.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:33:17 +0000

Shove a bunch of shutters on Georgian buildings?

Methinks you are mad Sir.