Should Ireland ever host the Olympics?

dogcat · 28-07-2015 12:45PM #1

With more bids coming in for 2024, do you think Ireland should host a Summer Olympic Games in the future? I would love for it to happen, but don't think it will, but we're hosting more and more competitions recently and probably will do in the future so I think it'd be good. But we'd need to be in a better financial state.

Menas · 28-07-2015 12:47PM

dogcat wrote: »

With more bids coming in for 2024, do you think Ireland should host a Summer Olympic Games in the future? I would love for it to happen, but don't think it will, but we're hosting more and more competitions recently and probably will do in the future so I think it'd be good. But we'd need to be in a better financial state.

Where in gods name would we get the money, infrastructure or organisational skills to host the Olympics?

whiskeyman · 28-07-2015 12:49PM

Menas wrote: »

Where in gods name would we get the money, infrastructure or organisational skills to host the Olympics?

You called?

brevity · 28-07-2015 12:50PM

We have trouble hosting concerts and festivals, God only knows what would happen if we attempted to host the Olympics.

Not a NSA agent · 28-07-2015 12:51PM

Maybe if there was a celtic tiger 2.0, until then definitely not.

dogcat · 28-07-2015 12:53PM

Menas wrote: »

Where in gods name would we get the money, infrastructure or organisational skills to host the Olympics?

Sure use the croker for most stuff, we can improvise on the rest. Maybe give an event or two to somewhere else in the country. We're getting more money by the day sure. We're grand at organizing stuff that are big.

the dark phantom · 28-07-2015 12:54PM

Ireland couldn't organize something as large as the Olympics without it being a fiasco. Garth Brooks would die laughing if the Olympic committee granted it to Ireland.

BoJack Horseman · 28-07-2015 12:54PM

Prohibitively expensive for what the IOC want from candidates.

Your looking at approx €20bn.... but probably more.

Arsemageddon · 28-07-2015 12:55PM

dogcat wrote: »

Sure use the croker for most stuff, we can improvise on the rest. Maybe give an event or two to somewhere else in the country. We're getting more money by the day sure. We're grand at organizing stuff that are big.

That post has cleared up every nagging question I had.

I'm now 100% behind Ireland's Olympic bid.

Son Of A Vidic · 28-07-2015 12:55PM

dogcat wrote: »

Should Ireland ever host the Olympics?

Absolutely not. I'd rather see those billions pumped into job creation and small business enterprises. Olympic games tend to leave behind a legacy of waste and unused facilitates. We've had enough waste already in this country, without adding the mother of all white elephants into the mix.

Menas · 28-07-2015 12:56PM

dogcat wrote: »

Sure use the croker for most stuff, we can improvise on the rest. Maybe give an event or two to somewhere else in the country. We're getting more money by the day sure. We're grand at organizing stuff that are big.

You do know that the actual operating cost of hosting the event is over 10Billion?
And how do you improvise a world class velodrome, 50 metre pool etc etc?
Not to mentioning improvising a whole bunch of hotel rooms and transportation links?

Guy:Incognito · 28-07-2015 12:56PM

dogcat wrote: »

Sure use the croker for most stuff, we can improvise on the rest. Maybe give an event or two to somewhere else in the country. We're getting more money by the day sure. We're grand at organizing stuff that are big.

One minor flaw in your reasoning is the lack of a running track in the stadium but I'm sure they can just run the races out on Clonliffe road.

rosie16 · 28-07-2015 12:57PM

As tommy tiernan said we should host the 'drugs olympics'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDRzS2qLDhk

kfallon · 28-07-2015 12:59PM

The 100m final in Santry Stadium!

Buona Fortuna · 28-07-2015 01:00PM

Maybe we should go for the winter olympics instead

dogcat · 28-07-2015 01:03PM

Menas wrote: »

You do know that the actual operating cost of hosting the event is over 10Billion?
And how do you improvise a world class velodrome, 50 metre pool etc etc?
Not to mentioning improvising a whole bunch of hotel rooms and transportation links?

Aye, I do. I'm not say host in 2024 or 2028, but we can build these facilities over time, so that when we do apply n'd have better financial status (hopefully) and better transportation we'd be good. Dublin hotels are good, but not everyone needs to stay there exactly. They can branch out to other towns/cities and take transport to Dublin, and many people could couchsurf/AirBnB. We'd have the olympic village in that Lucan place.

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

One minor flaw in your reasoning is the lack of a running track in the stadium but I'm sure they can just run the races out on Clonliffe road.

Ah sure they can just make a running track sure.

Boring username · 28-07-2015 01:04PM

We'd have to lock up that nutty dancing priest first.

dogcat · 28-07-2015 01:05PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Maybe we should go for the winter olympics instead

Maybe we can finally get a medal!

mickstupp · 28-07-2015 01:07PM

The Irish government have shown next to zero interest, beyond empty words, in helping athletics in this country. They'll never fund the kind of world class facilities that would be required. Even if the money was there, in my opinion the incredible levels of bureaucratic incompetence in this country would result in a disastrous Olympics.

OldGoat · 28-07-2015 01:09PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Maybe we should go for the winter olympics instead

Or we should instigate the very first Autumnal Olympics. Running - in the rain. Jumping - in the rain. Hitting things - in the rain. Horsey stuff - in the rain. We can timeshare with Scotland.

the_monkey · 28-07-2015 01:15PM

Menas wrote: »

Where in gods name would we get the money, infrastructure or organisational skills to host the Olympics?

We've allready hosted the special olympics ... so don't see why not ..

BoJack Horseman · 28-07-2015 01:21PM

Then there is security.

London 2012 deployed 41,000 security personnel!
Rio next year will be between 45-50,000.

Ireland's combined security forces doesn't reach half this number, including reserves.

Airspace is patrolled constantly, something Ireland can't do.

Sites are protected by SAMs, which we can do, to some extent.

Emergency services have to show they can handle a top category terrorist catastrophe.

It would simply be impossible to do.

The_Valeyard · 28-07-2015 01:28PM

We could do it, we could organise a fantastic, amazing , well received and talked about games for years to come!!!

Should we do it? No.

Just far to expensive.

iDave · 28-07-2015 01:31PM

We can call it the O'Lympics.

I'll get my coat.

valoren · 28-07-2015 01:31PM

Never say never but probably not going to happen in our lifetime anyway.

Nodin · 28-07-2015 01:32PM

dogcat wrote: »

With more bids coming in for 2024, do you think Ireland should host a Summer Olympic Games in the future? I would love for it to happen, but don't think it will, but we're hosting more and more competitions recently and probably will do in the future so I think it'd be good. But we'd need to be in a better financial state.

No, but we should hoist whoever suggests it. Televise the event too.

BattleCorp · 28-07-2015 01:36PM

It would bankrupt the country and there is little or no long term economic benefit from hosting the games.

It would result in a nett loss for the country.

Jimoslimos · 28-07-2015 01:44PM

Not a realistic chance for any country outside the top 15 by GDP.

Finland would probably the closest comparison for us...and they held it in 1952!

Yeboah · 28-07-2015 01:47PM

Ireland should concentrate on hosting whats its capable of hosting..Ryder Cups, Rugby World Cups, World Rally Championships. ..thats about the most we can aspire to but it would be still awesome to get those events (again)

Niemoj · 28-07-2015 01:51PM

Hold it in County Carlow.

Twill be lovely.

micosoft · 28-07-2015 01:52PM

Menas wrote: »

Where in gods name would we get the money, infrastructure or organisational skills to host the Olympics?

Greece did! Oh wait....

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