Our ambassador Declan Kelly is building himself a nice 24,000sqft mansion..

We

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Column+Irish+eyes+aren+smiling+over+ambassador+lavish+Rockcliffe+digs/2530725/story.html

Maybe I'm just ignorant of whats been going on in the media lately but I've heard nothing about this.. ? have any of you?

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Here's some pictures to show you what CA$7,000,000 of Irish govt. money will buy you...

pics

and the finished job

good for him

samtyler

Yeah sure we can afford it....
After all, we cut blind peoples benefit...

K4t

I really don't know why people feel the need to build these huge houses. It's just a statement to the world really. Look at me! I have too much money!:eek:

biko

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin admits the $7 million it has spent on the Canadian residence represents the largest single expenditure on its diplomatic housing stock in recent years. 7 000 000 Canadian dollars = 4.78 million Euros
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tipperaryboy

K4t wrote: »

I really don't know why people feel the need to build these huge houses. It's just a statement to the world really. Look at me! I have too much money!:eek:

That right all they want to do is splash their cash on something for themselves

Hank_Jones

Ehhh wow.

A jacuzzi and a sauna, 8 bedrooms, ten bathrooms.

So how do I go about becoming ambassador to Canada?

My campaign starts here.

K4t

tipperaryboy wrote: »

That right all they want to do is splash their cash on something for themselves

I know. I just implied they don't need to.

bonerm

Rabble Rabble. How about we let him live in a Travellodge instead?

Turner

Fair play to him.

Im sure it would have been 5%-8% bigger if he had built it during the boom years!!