Going Terminal
It's no small irony that just days before receiving an IMF bailout, Ireland opened a plush new terminal at Dublin Airport.
I took the opportunity of a brief flight delay to take a look round before heading home on Friday.
It's certainly impressive, but I seemed to have the place all to myself. Maybe it's early days, but I can't help wondering if it might prove to be a white elephant. With Ireland facing decades of debt and rising prices, fewer visitors will be making their way to the Emerald Isle. In fact, with emigration on the rise, this monument to an economic miracle might be the last thing vision of Ireland for those fleeing a nation in financial meltdown.