Potential tourism boost if we win Eurovision?

hatrickpatrick

Ok I know our winning is a remote, remote possibility, but it's still a possibility.

So if we DID win, how much of a boost would the economy get by way of tourism from hosting it next year? People come to it from all over Europe, could potentially be gigantic... I presume the O2 would be used as the Point has always been used in the past?

dsmythy

Ireland are second favourites at the moment. It will give a seasonal boost but I doubt it would leave a lasting positive effect.

dvpower

Next up... can Jedward secure a rate cut for Ireland?

RichardAnd

Jedward are a joke and that they have reached the level of popularity they enjoy says alot about the mentality of the modern Irish.

But regardless of my opinions on such insipid nonsense, this is an economics discussion forum, Jedward belong elsewhere.

mike65

There will be no tourist spin-off, the early-mid 90s wins were important and they helped put Ireland on the map again after decades of slumber/terrorist association. Thats not the case now, no one needs reminding of Irelands existence.

Manach

If Europe does perceive us to be like Jedward, perhaps we could gain a fool's pardon for our debts.

ardmacha

Jedward are a services export, and so illustrate the way forward.

skydish79

first thing if we do win, is that we will have usual whingers moaning about how much it will cost us

ardmacha

So is it all off to Azerbaijan for the hols then?

RGDATA!

delete thread mods

Boskowski

No money trees, no great saviour, blackmailing Europe not going to work, fvck not even Jedward worked out. What can we try next?

later12

RichardAnd wrote: »

Jedward are a joke and that they have reached the level of popularity they enjoy says alot about the mentality of the modern Irish.

That we like to laugh? It's just light entertainment, not the Nobel peace prize! Anyway Jedward did pretty well (yes, sadly I watched it...), so perhaps that says as much about Europeans and or sense of humour as it does about Ireland.

nursextreme

This thread is now Deadward!

andrew

nursextreme wrote: »

This thread is now Deadward!

Looks like we'll have to leave the Euro.

...Eurovision song contest that is

Liam Byrne

dvpower wrote: »

Next up... can Jedward secure a rate cut for Ireland?

Maybe a decent "haircut" would be a start ?

z0oT

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Maybe a decent "haircut" would be a start ?

I always thought their hair is just asking for something like a machete to be taken to it. :pac:

ilovesleep

I dont like jedward or their music if you can call it that but I thought they were brillant. They absolutely love performing so they do and they did good last night. I'm glad we weren't made a show of and came last. Jedward is a load of rubbish, and the fact they did ok shows just how trashy eurovision is.

later12

ilovesleep wrote: »

I'm glad we weren't made a show of and came last.

Who came last?
The likelihood that hardly anybody will know from the top of their heads generally means that coming last doesn't make a show of anyone. It's just a song contest, coming second or second last doesn't matter in the slightest. How has this thread survived IE!

ilovesleep

later10 wrote: »

How has this thread survived IE!

I dont know. I'm waiting for Scofflaw or another mod to come along and lock it or move it.

sceptre

Initial premise isn't going to come to pass. And while discussions of bondholder haircuts belong in this forum, tone-deaf twin haircuts do not. Locked.