Is it time to build a tunnel between Ireland and Britain.

SafeSurfer

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. Which would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

alphabeat

yes, right under RBS fcuking bank

paddy147

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. With would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

We cant even build a childrens hospital or a jail ffs.

admiralofthefleet

just build a land bridge from antrim to scotland. simples

LincolnsBeard

No too risky the IRA will do something.

southcentralts

We are in a hole right now and you want to start digging?

rogieop

we already built a tunnell in dublin.

It ran way over costs and leaks.

Outkast_IRE

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. Which would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

Why in gods name would this lead to a tourism boom , if you were coming from mainland europe you could fly in a fraction of the time :rolleyes:

Fentdog84

Im all for it - long as the Brits are paying for it

bb1234567

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. Which would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

We wouldnt be linked to the mainland, wed be linked to britain? Also an island

frag420

This aint Escape to Victory. There are easier ways to escape this place than build a tunnel. Catch a plane or a ferry.

Mint Sauce

We cant even build a new decent rail link here ffs.

:mad:

mickdw

I dont see why not. Cheap labour as many would be coming off the dole

Witcher

bb1234567 wrote: »

We wouldnt be linked to the mainland, wed be linked to britain? Also an island

Britain is linked to the mainland.

Run_to_da_hills

Discussed at length here.

Would have to be rail.

Mint Sauce

bb1234567 wrote: »

We wouldnt be linked to the mainland, wed be linked to britain? Also an island

Which its elf is connected to mainland europe via a rail link, which would kinda mean we would be as well.

paddy147

rogieop wrote: »

we already built a tunnell in dublin.

It ran way over costs and leaks.

We also built a large water tower and pumping plant by the side of the M50 that has never been used,as it constantly leaks and cant be fixed either.

Also it was built to the old EU Regulations so it was useless from the very second it was finished.

Great way to invest/spend a load of money.:eek::rolleyes::mad:

paddy147

irish-stew wrote: »

Which its elf is connected to mainland europe via a rail link, which would kinda mean we would be as well.

Channel Tunnel though.;)

freeze4real

the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Ireland has a population of under 6million, how on earth will they pay for the costs insured this will take forever.

It taking us ages to complete rails tracks talk less of this.

Projects similar to this has been done by countries e.g orresmund link that connects sweden to denmark, this was needed has both sides had population to covers the costs also the tourist industry needed it.

Ireland has what under 6million inhabitants who live at the peripheral of Europe.

This IMHO is just a waste of time and resources.

MrReynholm

SafeSurfer wrote: »

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

No, sorry.

We have a huge pool of ex construction workers who were rapidly replaced by cheap foreign labour of a similar quality simply because they refused to drop their own prices from the ludicrous amounts they were getting to cement bricks together.

Highly motivated? I don't think so. They're the ones filling the dole queues who can't wait to tell their war stories of when they were getting €1.50 a brick and how much cash they spent every week, and who now won't go and get a job because they think they're worth the crazy money they were on.

Although, thankfully, Oz has sucked a few of the leeches out of the country in search of boom time money. Just unfortunate that the same people are destroying the reputation of the nationality while they're there.

I would love to see a tunnel between Ireland and the UK, but to think the labour force here would do it for a reasonable rate is delusional. They priced themselves out of the work force to Polish immigrants and remain pricing themselves out of work due to their massive egos.

In short, they can f**k themselves if they think I'll pay for them as a tax payer to be employed on a long term public project on the money they were on.

Lionel Messy

There'd be alot of refugees from Wales showing up.

paddy147

frag420 wrote: »

This aint Escape to Victory. .

But its a far easier way for the Merkil and the Germans to invade Ireland this time around.;):mad:

Sindri

It's quarter to 12.

Patsy fyre

A bridge linking the two countries is inevitable.

paddy147

The German bondholders will pay for it to be built.

OMARS_COMING_

Jobs bridge workers could be used to build it,essentially cutting out labour costs.

SafeSurfer

bb1234567 wrote: »

We wouldnt be linked to the mainland, wed be linked to britain? Also an island

Its still a physical link. That is you could in theory walk from Dublin to Vladivostok or Bangkok if he wanted to.

admiralofthefleet

it has actually been discussed for centuries now

By the end of 2050 when we have paid off most of the bank and national debt, we might be able to begin to afford construction of a tunnel. By then our population may also have increased as well. Even so, i don't see it as a profitable venture. The only reason for doing it would be to facilitate import/export trade.

antodeco

After the flooding last year, they still haven't fixed the poxy 2 foot tall wall along the Liffey by Guinness. It won't be don't for another 18 months apparently.

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote: »

By the end of 2050 when we have paid off most of the bank and national debt, we might be able to begin to afford construction of a tunnel. By then our population may also have increased as well. Even so, i don't see it as a profitable venture. The only reason for doing it would be to facilitate import/export trade.

Yeah. The dart one in dublin if we're lucky.

Outkast_IRE

I propose a giant slingshot.

We can send our goods to the UK using it , its zero carbon emmisions and the lefties will love the idea of firing objects at the UK

paddy147

Deleted User wrote: »

By the end of 2050 when we have paid off most of the bank and national debt, we might be able to begin to afford construction of a tunnel. By then our population may also have increased as well. Even so, i don't see it as a profitable venture. The only reason for doing it would be to facilitate import/export trade.

What use will a tunnel be in 2050 when we will all have hover cars??:pac:

Mint Sauce

paddy147 wrote: »

What use will a tunnel be in 2050 when we will all have hover cars??:pac:

To hover through the tunnel. They wont work over water silly.

_Gawd_

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. Which would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

You know how I know you don't understand economics?

Red21

A far more realistic option would be from Dingle to New York, 50 lanes, 25 each way, the thinking would be get all the europeans to drive through Ireland to get to the states and all the yanks to take our tunnel to get to europe.
Lets say we charge 500 per car and each lane takes 5 cars per minute thats
7,200 cars per lane per day-
which is 3.6 milion per lane per day
at 50 lanes thats 180 million the tunnel would bring in a day
thats 65.7 billion for the tunnel for the year before you take in the revenue from the all the shops hotels etc the way.
I know it sounds like a lot of hard work but think about it once its done and paid for we'd all be living like pigs in the fat house and never have to work a day again in our lives.

OMARS_COMING_

We could design a bridge that can handle super sonic trains and build it from Ireland to mainland Europe and by pass Britain

kowloon

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I propose a giant slingshot.

We can send our goods to the UK using it , its zero carbon emmisions and the lefties will love the idea of firing objects at the UK

Jim Davidson?

Captain Morgan Freeman

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I propose a giant slingshot.

We can send our goods to the UK using it , its zero carbon emmisions and the lefties will love the idea of firing objects at the UK

Knowing our government they will use it for the safe delivery of eggs to the UK.

DeBrugha

Absolutely pointless!

Atleast the tunnel from England to France theres access to all over Europe, a tunnel from the UK to just one small country.

No point - the time you sit on the plane you are basically there already.

shanered

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The Great Depression was tackled in the US by a massive public building programme eg. Th Hoover Dam. Is it time for a grandiose project such as a tunnel between the islands of Britain and Ireland. Which would finally physically link Ireland to the European mainland and be a boom for tourism and the economy in general.

There is a huge pool of highly skilled highly motivated ex construction workers ready for the task.

Hoover Dam made enough electricity to strat up Las Vegas, the tunnel will provide us with no solution to our energy crisis.
Unless we did something clever and invested in our future energy needs, but then again, didnt the fed print the dollar for that project?
Im sure if we as nicely at the ECB they'll give us what we need!

JupiterKid

Red21 wrote: »

A far more realistic option would be from Dingle to New York, 50 lanes, 25 each way, the thinking would be get all the europeans to drive through Ireland to get to the states and all the yanks to take our tunnel to get to europe.
Lets say we charge 500 per car and each lane takes 5 cars per minute thats
7,200 cars per lane per day-
which is 3.6 milion per lane per day
at 50 lanes thats 180 million the tunnel would bring in a day
thats 65.7 billion for the tunnel for the year before you take in the revenue from the all the shops hotels etc the way.
I know it sounds like a lot of hard work but think about it once its done and paid for we'd all be living like pigs in the fat house and never have to work a day again in our lives.

Fantastic idea. We'll be back in the bubbletastic times before we know it.:D

While we're at it, we could also build a glass elevator to the Moon - with its base in Sligo - so that we could be the Earth port for tourists, assorted loonies and convicts sent out there.

Sligo could finally realise its dream to become a city and Ireland would be rich beyond its wildest dreams - because if you want to go from ANYWHERE on the planet to the Moon, you'll have to come to our emerald shores.

Win win!!!

kumate_champ07

why not get Fionn Mc Cool to go over and ask the Scottish giant nicely to finish off the causeway up in the north.

Vicxas

More sensible tunnel would be to Mainland Europe, Fcuk the brits :P

Tombi!

Ooh can we get the Dublin City Council to build it?

I'd love to watch the lads spend 10 hours talking about the weather while they take turns surveying the area.

LLU

Well I think the first thing we need to do here is employ a firm of consultants...

Pedant

NO NO NO!!

IRELAND IS AN ISLAND AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN ONE!!

YAR!!

saiint

i can imagin, all the irish scum on one side of the bridge and all the english scum on the other side

it would be like war of the buttons except with weed

hytrogen

mickdw wrote: »

I dont see why not. Cheap labour as many would be coming off the dole

this isn't Mick Wallace speaking?? :-P

DingChavez

Pedant wrote: »

NO NO NO!!

IRELAND IS AN ISLAND AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN ONE!!

YAR!!

It will survive fluctuating sea levels, continental drift and the sun blowing up?

hytrogen

Pedant wrote: »

NO NO NO!!

IRELAND IS AN ISLAND AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN ONE!!

YAR!!

And the sun & stars orbit it, yes?