Could Ireland put a man on the Moon?

Kasabian

Space travel , ffs we can't even finish the roads or have a train service that joins the country together.

Dempsey

bonerm wrote: »

Sure we could. Just make a mental note to multiply the tender price by about 3 before you accept. This is Ireland.

Recently built, under construction venues :

Location: Dublin.
Venue : Lansdowne Road.
Capacity 50,000.
Retractable Roof : No
Price Tag : €410m

Location: Stockholm
Venue : Swedbank Arena, Solna
Capacity 50,000.
Retractable Roof : Yes
Price Tag : €255m

The Swedbank Arena isnt finished and the Aviva (from the plans) looks like a far nicer stadium. We'll see if it comes in on budget and time like the Aviva did because its already estimated to cost more than originally planned

CrazyRabbit

If we wanted to visit a remote barren wasteland, we could just head to the Irish Atlantic coastline.

I_AmThe_Walrus

I nominate Biffo and the entire political landscape of Ireland to be sent up there to take in the majestic view.

Let's just hope there's no space-suits.

Run_to_da_hills

If America couldn't put a man on the moon what hope dose Ireland have.

Moon landing was a hoax. :pac:

It would be a terrible idea.. We'd just end up buyin land up there and start selling it to each other.

starlit

yes they could if they had the money for it!

Chuchoter

Our bus stops cost 200k, god knows what a space mission would cost

marcsignal

you know what would happen sooner or later if we ever did, don’t you?

bonerm

marcsignal wrote: »

you know what would happen sooner or later if we ever did, don’t you?

Would there be any atmosphere?

Killer Pigeon

Poly wrote: »

I was reading about the Apollo Program.
NASA estimated that the total cost was $170 billion.
Last Sept. instead of bailing out Anglo, had Brian Lenihan suggested putting a man on the moon, cost €100 billion.
Could we do it? Could we build an Irish pub on the Moon?

Man has never sent one of its own to the moon.

sligopark

were any of those chaps not Irish????

magick

I think it would be a great idea.

But lets send the scum instead. They will live in a space station fighting each other to the death for food we send them, and we can televise this as a new reality show.

sligopark

Shams wrote: »

I think it would be a great idea.

But lets send the scum instead. They will live in a space station fighting each other to the death for food we send them, and we can televise this as a new reality show.

why the expense of sending them to space? Why not one of the uninhabited islands far off the west with all those fighting dogs lifted every year left on the same island?

pebbles21

Poly wrote: »

Could we build an Irish pub on the Moon?

Suppose you would have to call it Mooney's!

Mr Benevolent

sligopark wrote: »

why the expense of sending them to space? Why not one of the uninhabited islands far off the west with all those fighting dogs lifted every year left on the same island?

You mean Ireland?

bnt

If you threw enough money at the problem? Sure, Ireland could put a man on the Moon. Getting him back home, though? ... "ah, well, we hadn't thought 'bout that, but yer man will make a plan and he'll be right, sure enough." :cool:

kjl

Poly wrote: »

I was reading about the Apollo Program.
NASA estimated that the total cost was $170 billion.
Last Sept. instead of bailing out Anglo, had Brian Lenihan suggested putting a man on the moon, cost €100 billion.
Could we do it? Could we build an Irish pub on the Moon?

The only reason there was so much money invested was to bankrupt the Russians.

Mint Sauce

we could, but would it p!ss off the americans if someone else got there first?

Poly

kjl wrote: »

The only reason there was so much money invested was to bankrupt the Russians.

Why would we want to bankrupt the Russians? Wtf do they want with the glass bottle site?

caseyann

With all the hot air spouted about Irish people on AH alone we could put Ireland on the moon :pac: