The Chinese hub of Athlone

6541

The Chinese hub of Athlone - Nice lads them Chinese, do people remember this story ? Now tell the truth who actually believed it ??

Chucken

What's the story?

6541

http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/Home/News/Athlone's+Chinese+hub%3A+What+is+it%3F/id/19410615-5218-4f9f-dca3-20c0e3781928

Tail Docker

Was a good idea. Is it shelved?

6541

6541 wrote: »

The Chinese hub of Athlone - Nice lads them Chinese, do people remember this story ? Now tell the truth who actually believed it ??

A great bunch of lads

thisonetaken

Was a good laugh that story, fair play to all involved

6541

Tail Docker wrote: »

Was a good idea. Is it shelved?

If ya believe that shoite then you believe Bertie Aherne did not have a Bank Account !

wazky

I have a Chinese hub in my town aswell, does a decent goats balls and chips.

6541

thisonetaken wrote: »

Was a good laugh that story, fair play to all involved

I actually remember excited politicians spouting nonsense about this.
Why would a bunch of Chinese lads invest in Ireland and Athlone at that. Its actual comical !!

Tail Docker

6541 wrote: »

I actually remember excited politicians spouting nonsense about this.
Why would a bunch of Chinese lads invest in Ireland and Athlone at that. Its actual comical !!

I thought it was a good idea. We need a few good ideas, big ideas, not piddly little parochial ones. Hosting even a "China expo" for suppliers to showcase their products would be a draw for a huge number of businesses that frankly can't be ar5ed trogging all the way to china and then schlepping round on a long, long trail from factory to factory. I know China has it's own expos, but why not create a massive expo center here in Ireland? It could host far more than just chinese products.

Duckworth_Luas

Lyle Lanley: I swear it's Athlone's only choice... Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Chinese Hub!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Chinese Hub!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Chinese Hub! Chinese Hub! Chinese Hub!
Homer: D'oh!

kneemos

Tail Docker wrote: »

I thought it was a good idea. We need a few good ideas, big ideas, not piddly little parochial ones. Hosting even a "China expo" for suppliers to showcase their products would be a draw for a huge number of businesses that frankly can't be ar5ed trogging all the way to china and then schlepping round on a long, long trail from factory to factory. I know China has it's own expos, but why not create a massive expo center here in Ireland? It could host far more than just chinese products.

Why on earth would they build it in Ireland and not central Europe?

Arthur Beesley

I like a nice Sweet and Sour chicken. The Chinese are good at that sort of thing.

Tail Docker

kneemos wrote: »

Why on earth would they build it in Ireland and not central Europe?

Because it would do us fcuk all good if it was in central europe...?? We could big up the "Midway US Europe" guff and people like a junket - we could become a junket destination. Fcuk me, do I need to sell this all by myself. It's a HUB, a HUB for the Chinese! They have money, we need money, lets have a HUB. Hub is good. Hubbahubba.

Hubs tend to go in the middle of your network (well switches these days) not at the edge, somewhere like Hampsterjam would be a more appropriate place foe a central trading hub.

This video makes more sense than a Chinese hub in Athlone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq1QYl4nm3E

kneemos

Tail Docker wrote: »

Because it would do us fcuk all good if it was in central europe...?? We could big up the "Midway US Europe" guff and people like a junket - we could become a junket destination. Fcuk me, do I need to sell this all by myself. It's a HUB, a HUB for the Chinese! They have money, we need money, lets have a HUB. Hub is good. Hubbahubba.

Thought the Chinese were planning on building it.Not sure about its usefulness anyway given the number of manufacturing companies in any Chinese city and the variety of products they make.

Tail Docker

kneemos wrote: »

Thought the Chinese were planning on building it.Not sure about its usefulness anyway given the number of manufacturing companies in any Chinese city and the variety of products they make.

You reckon we need to make it even bigger? Good one. I concur. A big Hub. We need a big Hub. Everyone will be jealous of our massive Hub. The sneerers will be gutted.

kneemos

Tail Docker wrote: »

You reckon we need to make it even bigger? Good one. I concur. A big Hub. We need a big Hub. Everyone will be jealous of our massive Hub. The sneerers will be gutted.

I concur.

biko

Good plan, Athlone is already the hub of Ireland.

Itsdacraic

Tail Docker wrote: »

Because it would do us fcuk all good if it was in central europe...?? We could big up the "Midway US Europe" guff and people like a junket - we could become a junket destination. Fcuk me, do I need to sell this all by myself. It's a HUB, a HUB for the Chinese! They have money, we need money, lets have a HUB. Hub is good. Hubbahubba.

The words junket and athlone do not belong together

jimgoose

Itsdacraic wrote: »

The words junket and athlone do not belong together

I agree. Definitely more of a "Lollapalooza" kind of town.

Tail Docker

Itsdacraic wrote: »

The words junket and athlone do not belong together

Wait till they get their Hub, it'll be junket central. A slight name change might be needed, somthing along the lines of Athcrone or Athfrone - well worth it in the name of progress. There may also be a need to raze a fair bit of it to the ground in order to create space, but sure eggs and omelettes and all that. Every cloud has a silver lining..

HalloweenJack

I thought Bray was the Chinese hub of Ireland. Well, at least if you go down the Albert Walk.

Fr_Dougal

Tail Docker wrote: »

Was a good idea. Is it shelved?

Yup. Something went Wong.

Tail Docker

TheZohan wrote: »

Yup. Something went Wong.

City idea?

Arthur Beesley

TheZohan wrote: »

Yup. Something went Wong.

Sum Ting?

wazky

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Sum Ting?

The whole project was moving too Foo Kin slow for their liking.