85k for new carpet

Specialun

I know its the indo but this is a bit of a joke

Also wtf is a consultant for fitting carpet

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/council-splashes-85k-on-two-carpets-for-the-mansion-house-31389207.html

stimpson

Terribly wasteful considering Lino Richie will do hall stairs and landing for €399.

Overheal

So? Could have spent it on a new car, arguably a couple hundred staff and other people will get some utility from the rug instead.

Also not fair to call it a carpet, its a rug. Hugely different beast (rugs are dumb and expensive but cool)

ToddyDoody

You won't want to walk sh*te into that. (someone always inevitably does)

Dr Turk Turkelton

stimpson wrote: »

Terribly wasteful considering Lino Richie will do hall stairs and landing for €399.

How's bassman I'll do it chaper than that man.

Specialun

Des kelly has a sale on..could have gone there

Cee-Jay-Cee

For feck sake, me aul mum has one of those rolled up in the shed. I would have let them have it for €20!

darkpagandeath

Would it be keeping up with the Joneses ? sorry Windsors :pac::pac::pac:

pebbles21

Jaysus €85,000 for a carpet?,that will take some beating!

Birneybau

Is it magic? Cos I'd fcuking pay that if it was.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Is that it in the photo? The state of it though

stimpson

In fairness, it really ties the room together.

darkpagandeath

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Is that it in the photo? The state of it though

What was one expecting, A brightly coloured rug with a big Euro symbol on it.

Sheldons Brain

These kinds of threads and the Indo article are a bit immature. The Mansion house is an important historic building, it was there when the city was in fact really poor. Doing a proper job in the Mansion House is unconnected to homelessness or anything else, the Corpo wastes money on all sorts of things and the City council voted to reduce to the property tax, not much interest in homelessness then.

lizzyman

stimpson wrote: »

In fairness, it really ties the room together.

You have no frame of reference here Donnie!

stimpson

lizzyman wrote: »

You have no frame of reference here Donnie!

Yeah well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

goose2005

"€90,000 would go a long way to funding a shelter or a house or two for people who are homeless," he said.
"That money could be used to refurbish senior citizen complexes throughout the city."

Yeah, it could also extend the Luas to Rowlagh and bring back pink Snacks
non-story

NachoBusiness

Jaysus, even Donald Trump wouldn't pay that much for a rug.

K4t

Anyone who attempts to justify this really is completely separated from the reality of life for most people - whoever sanctioned it should be reprimanded immediately - have we honestly learnt nothing from the last 10 years? This kind of behaviour breaks all barriers of decency.

suicide_circus

Yeah sure they could have demolished the mansion house and used the stone to build a methadone clinic

astrofool

Sure, we should sell off the mansion house, and use some council flats instead, Phoenix park as well, would surely fund some more nurses and doctors and solve all the problems in the country.

Expensively built historic houses are expensive to maintain, you don't buy a new Bentley and get it fixed on a nixer.

K4t

suicide_circus wrote: »

Yeah sure they could have demolished the mansion house and used the stone to build a methadone clinic

Or they could have used the money more sensibly - but really it's the signal this kind of lavish spending sends out that is the problem. It's astounding and very telling that yourself and others see no problem with this kind of spending and instead attempt to crack jokes about methadone clinics. Sickening culture and clear that nothing has really changed apart from more earnest lip service.

suicide_circus

K4t wrote: »

Or they could have used the money more sensibly - but really it's the signal this kind of lavish spending sends out that is the problem. It's astounding and very telling that yourself and others see no problem with this kind of spending and instead attempt to crack jokes about methadone clinics. Sickening culture and clear that nothing has really changed apart from more earnest lip service.

Would you go so far as to say you're outraged? Disgusted? Horrified? Why stop at the mansion house? There are hundreds of old national buildings and public amenities which could be sold off and the money spent on special needs teachers, consultants, homeless services. Maybe you see no value in heritage and our built environment. Buildings such as the mansion house are expensive to maintain no doubt but I have to tell you that 85k is chump change in the grand scheme of things.

prizefighter

It's a huge sum of money but then again this is the mansion house which will host foreign dignitaries and diplomats etc. Ireland is an historic country with beautiful old architecture and buildings which would be degraded by putting modern cheaper furnishings and upholstery. I agree that in the current climate it would be seen as an obscene waste of money but having worked in the art and antique auction world it is minor in comparison to some of the money i have seen dropped on items in the past. As I said, it would be a completely different story if this article was highlighting the Irish cheapskate furnishings of its historic buildings with carpets from des Kelly and curtains from guineys. I suppose we could gut russborough house and fill it with Ikea furniture, nice little earner.

K4t

suicide_circus wrote: »

Would you go so far as to say you're outraged? Disgusted? Horrified? Why stop at the mansion house? There are hundreds of old national buildings and public amenities which could be sold off and the money spent on special needs teachers, consultants, homeless services. Maybe you see no value in heritage and our built environment. Buildings such as the mansion house are expensive to maintain no doubt but I have to tell you that 85k is chump change in the grand scheme of things.

I've no problem with money going towards the upkeep and maintenance of such buildings and amenities, construction costs etc. However, 85k on a pair of rugs is outrageous; it's decadent. And it would not be contemplated in many of the most luxurious 5 star hotels in the country. Amazing you can't see that and seem to just accept it, but not surprising as I said. You can go back to your jokes about special needs assistants and methadone clinics now.

suicide_circus

K4t wrote: »

I've no problem with money going towards the upkeep and maintenance of such buildings and amenities, construction costs etc. However, 85k on a pair of rugs is outrageous; it's decadent. And it would not be contemplated in many of the most luxurious 5 star hotels in the country. Amazing you can't see that and seem to just accept it, but not surprising as I said. You can go back to your jokes about special needs assistants and methadone clinics now.

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K4t

prizefighter wrote: »

I agree that in the current climate it would be seen as an obscene waste of money

In any climate it should be viewed as such, that's the point. It's obscene money to be spending on rugs from the public coffers. During the celtic tiger, you might have expected the construction company doing repairs on the building to get twice the rate for such work, as opposed to now where they'd get the best quote, but 85k on a pair of rugs is always f**king ridiculous - As I said, decadent is the only word to describe it.

FluffyAngel

28 Posts in and nobody has mentioned irish water or garlic ...
AH record...

K4t

suicide_circus wrote: »

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I really do feel sorry for you if you genuinely don't see anything wrong with this story.

darkpagandeath

Seems its time to start taking the old helicopter to the Galway races.

prizefighter

Would you say the same if these rugs were put in a museum or gallery? I've seen people spend 200k on a piece of huanghuali Chinese furniture. That same day I saw a man spend 2million on gilt bronze Buddha's for a museum he was a purchaser for. This is an investment in culture and historic relevance.
These rugs go towards the upkeep of the mansion house sure, but in truth they are indicative of the councils dedication to respecting the virtues of Ireland's historic buildings. Substandard inauthentic replicas of genuine prestige rugs would be an insult to an old prestigious building. Anyone seeing this as a blanket waste of money is not seeing this as an investment in the heritage and preservation of irelands treasured buildings. put into the context of spending on historic buildings around the world, this is truly a paltry sum. It is classic rabble rousing journalism. Cue the outrage.

K4t wrote: »

In any climate it should be viewed as such, that's the point. It's obscene money to be spending on rugs from the public coffers. During the celtic tiger, you might have expected the construction company doing repairs on the building to get twice the rate for such work, as opposed to now where they'd get the best quote, but 85k on a pair of rugs is always f**king ridiculous - As I said, decadent is the only word to describe it.