end of an era?

pork99

Is the closure of Arthouse a couple of months ago a sign that the government is losing interest in the whole e-tub scenario?

"On the Government's side, this is particularly galling. All during the 1990s, as the State built a reputation as a technology industry centre, the Government and development agencies trotted visiting executives and groups through Arthouse, using it as a metaphor for Irish creativity and the State's support of cutting-edge industry."

http://www.recirca.com/artnews/132.shtml

which reminds me of

Potemkin village
"a pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition."

http://servingthrougheducationandmusic.org/theology_of_service/potemkin.htm

SkepticOne

End of an era? Hardly. In Waterford we still have the call centre for AOL Europe and I believe BT OpenWorld have a call centre in Swords. These companies provide outstanding services.

We also manufacture ADSL equipment export.

Oh what an age we live in!

LoBo

Its annoying to find the tech support call center for BTOW (~€25 / month flat rate 56k access any time of day) is in Ireland, where flat rate dialup is as available as fresh dodo eggs.

spongebob

It means that half of Swords actually KNOW what Flat Rate means.

SkepticOne

Typical Irish 'Tech' stories:

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2030:
'New Teleport Technology to be rolled out in 27 cities'.

Quantum Technologies today announced that their new 'Teleport' services are to be rolled out in a further 27 cities.

"After huge success in New York and London, we are about to roll out to a further 27 cities including Tokyo, Paris, Melbourne, and Lima, Peru. Instant, virtually free, transportation and the elimination of all pollution seems to have great appeal among the travelling public", said Quantum CEO, Hoyte Maybury.

Quantum Technologies employs 137 in their assembly plant in Carlow.

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Other News:

Luas still behind schedule as traffic congestion worsens in Dublin.

pork99

Luas still behind schedule as traffic congestion worsens in Dublin.

all part of that new millennium economic paradigm thingummy.

mmmmmmmm..........paradigm...