Celtic Tiger Museum

Interesting set of videos re. pre-Celtic Tiger crash: Prophecies of doom. Should be in #celtictigermuseum? @rdelevan is.gd/TRMq9z

— Rob Kitchin (@RobKitchin) April 11, 2012

Rusting snack cart by PGA National 10th tee; golf club built to rival K club now in receivership yfrog.com/odd0iepj #celtictigermuseum

— Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) April 8, 2012

Sparkly trout dress circa 2001. Paid for by half me, half former investment banker former boyfriend. #celtictigermuseum yfrog.com/odrbsdsj

— Amanda Brown (@abdelevan) April 3, 2012

from the incomparable Suzy Byrne (@suzybie), three posts this evening on the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel’s Knuttel-adorned, Taoisigh-themed function rooms:

The 11 taoisigh paintings were bought for 250k in a bidding war no less in 2007 by Louis Fitzgerald for his hotel see here for article from Irish Daily Mirror re sale. They are on display in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Clondalkin. I hear that Louis has commissioned a Cowen subsequently to join them

According to the same Irish Daily Mirror piece, quoth Louis Fitzgerald on the Kunttel subjects: 

“they were all great men”

Ah. Good times.

The Albert Reynolds Room t.co/SJWVBpts

— Suzy Byrne (@suzybie) March 26, 2012

Last pic from the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel. CJH pre #celtictigermuseum t.co/TzpT6azA

— Suzy Byrne (@suzybie) March 26, 2012

my #celtictigermuseum would consist of a RELIC of a bmw i bought from maxwell motors back in 07. return on investment: -13k.

— julie farrell (@jgalswims) March 23, 2012

@rdelevan it’s for sale at whatever I could possibly salvage on it haha twitter.com/jgalswims/stat…

— julie farrell (@jgalswims) March 23, 2012

@rdelevan This wd be my personal offering (if you have room) #CelticTigerMuseum youtu.be/G2qjbBaSDa4

— Abie Philbin Bowman (@AbiePB) March 22, 2012

An eloquent little ditty in honour of the predecessor of this car:

@AbiePB @JoeLeogue think that should be filed away in the celtictigermuseum.com

— Sinéad (@noonansinead) March 22, 2012

Worth quoting Mr O’Connor:

Bertie looked the country in the eye and told us he had not cheated us and I think most people believed him. The details will be pored over again and again no doubt but in essence, since Wednesday, no one really believes Bertie Ahern was corrupt.

I think people looked at him on Wednesday, this rather odd, unknowable, lonely man, whose only vice seemed to be a lust to run the country, and they felt sorry for him and sorry for themselves a bit.

People could not but help thinking that it was a seedy, dirty, ignominious end, not only for this man who had devoted himself to doing so much for us, but for the whole Bertie era — a time of such confidence and wealth and fun and progress in this country.

Artefact for #celtictigermuseum: Wedding invitation that said ‘No Coast dresses please’. Unfortunately, this artefact is no longer extant.

— orl (@cnocdua) March 22, 2012