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Acknowledgements

Fy, hak o my coag, coaoao ad omm co-w, Coo

Skha, o a h g ad povocav dco o o capa -

Lv ad D ov h a w ya. I a ma v, hak

m ao go o D. Ba Hgh, omy o D I o choogy,

o h gh o h popao ad ac whch w mo ky mak

p a w cy-a o D y 2060. o h Centre Culturel Irlandais Pa

o accommodag m h a ag o h ook: jai vraiment apprci

mon sjour Paris. T ojo wa kdy dd y a ach ga om hSocy o Chad Svyo Iad, ad wa mch appcad. o Saah

Bow o h pod o g o wh h ook; ad o Emma Shy o h

pc a a odg oad o da a h ook pogd. Tak ao o

Davd Gv o T Ly P o havg h coag o my covco. F-

ay, o co, o a h coo who hav md h chap whch

mak p h vom. Yo w a vy ay, gh ad pooa gop

o pop o da wh, ad o ha I am xmy ga.

Phoogaph a h do ohw cdd. Vw xpd

a ho o h dvda aho.

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Prologue

Lorcan Sirr

T a ook ao h o D. I aho, y, ad o

co vo a dv ad omm dvg. Ty p h ag

o compg voc, dam, c ad da ha wav ogh a

coa a o pow, pao, apao ad occaoay co-opao

whch ma dm h o ay cy. Each dvda chap, o

oy co, ao y, a co o h way d pop ad

gop pcv h ad how may dmd.Ov h ya o h ook gao om da o pcao, I-

ad ha chagd ad pay o. Ahogh D ma Iad co-

omc g, h away a dag ha m o dpao h g,

ad o g d o hacd pomac g gcd, o

god. I dpa m, c o aac com om may qa, ad

poca pa, v md o ag h ha o h vo, a vy -

cp o dvg oc away om p-g h g o oh, o

do wohy, o a podcv, aa. Ad o, wha h o

Iad capa cy ha away a g opc o dco (ag-

ay d o y oy a w howv), v mo p m o

hoag.

T ook commcd wh x chap, ad dd p a yo

oday. I coo a, h ma, avy yog pop. T wa

o da, j happd ha way: appoachg o poa aho o

co a chap o d o dco ao oh aady-dcdd ad

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poa chap, ad h o o oh poa aho. Fdg co-

o wa a comao o wokg ad owa ach (o a vy mo

Dph dy). T ma o D wa a dc advaag covg

pop who cod o ao w ao h o D, pop who

ao had omhg o ay. Sva w hav avd ad vd aoad. A a

w kow h pca d. Each d h o h cy.

T wa mp: o w ao h o D h cox o

h xp. I h p o a coaoao, wh may dc makg

a coh who, how hy dd ha wa p o hm, whh wa a aa-

v, pomc, am o coco, o v vw; h do o

D, wha gogaphca oda cod h capa cy, wa ao

h had.Fay, a wod o h . I hav occaoay dcd h had

o h ak-o ama wh I h wod vo o po ad .

I h ca o h ook, I ggd o d a : dawd o m a

I akd d pop o co h m, xpc ad gy o

h pojc ha od o h pop o w ao h vo o a -

D hy wod hav o hk o, c, vaa ad dc h

da; ad o a vo whch ha a odao ad o h v o hogh

a vy pov hg. Yo may o cog o ag wh vy da

coad Dublins Future ac, I hop yo do; dd h aho

hmv mgh o ag wh ach oh h xpc, gy,

had wok ad co om h coo ha ogh h da o

h pag ha povdd a ag po om whch w may gmay

g o cod o j o a g pap map, mo hocay h

o D.

Loca S

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Cities, Futures,Illusion and Delusion

Lorcan SirrIntroduction

Number one child

C a, o a cag pcag o h popao, goay ad I-

ad, h pac whch ho , mpoy , coa ad a . T a-c Gk ad ha ho mak a ow, h cz who mak a

cy, ad o h cy wha ma ha cad o hm, a g wha h

wa ogay gv. C hav a ca dyamc o h ow, a oca, co-

omc, ac ad choogca momm whch ppa aga

h wh o wha ma omm hk h wa. Wha w d p wh

a omwha od aohp w c ad h haa. B

ch od aohp a pa o wha ca ay, ad o h ay

ad mpco o a cy phap a dcao o h pc o a o. I

wh mpco dcd o dyco ha o a. Somm

h mo pcy ad o c o pap phap ovy-pad a o

h c whch hav a aaco o makd o kg a pac

wh a o (o my md, Lo Ag, o xamp). B o j c

o wh h haa: ov wo hoad ya ago, Pao wa wg

ao vy cy g a aa a o wa wh vy oh cy. C a

o wh oh c, ahogh w ow o a compo

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ah ha wa. T compo o co commca a. Fo good

o , commca mpav away hav ad hap o c hk o

Mach m o Lodo Caay Wha ad h phyca c

o a cy a podc o co, h wha kd o c w w hav

h ? Commca mpav ay hav a h ha h g

good o h czy, o a aac m achvd w commca a-

y ad hma cy. C hod good a h hogh, a hy hav

away ao poo o c ad da, co wh h good o

h cz a h co. T pa o wha hy do. T a h ma-

o om hav ohd c, povdg p om h commca ad

oca o o cy , wh ao ymog h hah o a cy. A cy

wh a va a ad ca movm h ma a hahy o a ag cy, a ch movm q coda hma gy, ad

wh h gy, h .

T pc o wah a cy o cay dcav o a cy whch

ha a ha h o haa. T da ha ca h

moy h a, h cy a hahy a ha pady pov o

a. T day mch wah o cad hogh dy m ad

aco oc a dkop wh comp. I c a h o

wha go o hm, h wh wah may cad k h, do

aomacay ma ha a cy ha paa o v ad wok w ao

cad. I h co wh a cy dm how ha cy ook ad

, h w m cay cod wha w wa o happg ha

cy commcay ad ocay. T o gh aw a o how o achv a

aac w wo co whch ca o damcay oppod,

ha o xc o o yg. A Ja Jaco od ov 50 ya ago, c

a a mm aoaoy o a ad o, a ad cc, cy d-

g ad cy dg.

D a cy whch ha capd mch o h xpmao o mayo h ga a hk o h a 150 ya: Ez Howad, Gdd,

Mmod, S, Wgh, ad Ba v go a gca oohod h. L

Co wh h vca cy o ho pop a 1,200 p ac avg 95

p c o h god ow op (wah haa wod hav xy

hog wh 85 p c o h god op) ad o p oca cy

ah o ay ga x h ay 20h cy. Dp g h cod

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cy o h Bh Emp o may ya, D ao capd mo o h

co (ad om o h ) o h Ida Rvoo, h gac o

whch ca may c aco h oh o Egad, ad dd

Ba. T Ida Rvoo hapd may o h c, ad D,

havg h ma kppd h coomc pod, a cy wh h

way o a day-hapd adcap, a a gca m o dg

ha a. I dd hav om dy, ao cod agd ha h

G pa wa a da a D go.1 T a w m, o acoy

chmy oomg o hozo; a o d ow o acd

d-ckd hog o wok a Boo o Saa o Back, oma-

cay pcq a a advm o Hov ad a hy may . Y

dp o havg gv mch o h wod day, D maagdo vv avy gacy ad om pod v oh. I ha moy

ad ha aac w coomc ay ad hma cy. Mch

o h aac ha h o og k wh h a ad c

movm whch hav mad D am om Sw owad, dp o

omm ha go ad owad h ga a. T aac

o ppcv, ad poa h ky o D vva a a cy

wh a o.

Coo Skha ( chap o Ecoomc) ad I w occaoa w-

pap ac ogh o vao opc, moy o do wh pag o h

vao g (coomca, poca, ad o oh). Fo o ay

o o h o D, a wo-pc whch gacd h pag o

Te Irish imes 2008, j a hg w ag o go vy wog

Iad, w w oh pad ad pod.2 O h pov d, o da

w wcomd y ho who wa ao m ha omody had

w hoy ao D ad mpoac; h gav w o h

md ha o pc w dcy a-a. Igog h ac ha h

aca a-a da ha ymd Iad o dcad ow, h hwa ha wha w w dog wa omwh w: w w h

pop o v w ao h o D, w w q d

o ha h o Iad wh h o D. I o way

wa h g a-a Iad; ac, w w mpy xpag h g-

cac o h coomc ad dmogaphc g o h D

go gv mo p o vd ha ay oh pa o Iad ad

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dvopm wod co o occ o h a coa. T 2011 c

ag h o. Idd, ach ha coy dmoad h ga

coomc va o c. I oow, ho, ha h mo moy vd

h coomc g o h ad, h ga h op o hag wh

h o h coy, o dg oad, o kpg hopa op, o

oca wa paym, o a, o om dvopm ad o oh. T

wa phap a paaa m o may pop, pcay poca,

ad mo o h mo pc o poca a ha m w om a aa.

I coay m, howv, ma ha v a a go

o h d ad mpoy a a aamg a, ad v ga

p h a o ho mo a coomc ocao ch a D

o povd wha mpoym ad oppo hy ca, ad o ho, -a ad mov aod h coomc mga ha com way a hy

hod: wha a capa cy o. B D o popy pay h

o o a capa cy, hod ad a o. I w ook a h capa,

w ook a . Lk a pco amy mm, hod cad o

ad dd d. Ng h cy ma o g aad o ha

phy pa, o adm ha h o m o chd, h o hop o

h . o da, vy w poca hav wg o p p o ha

paca pa. Dg h 2011 ga co, Gad ON3 cad

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a wod o h ma poca pa mao: ay a o ao aoa

po o ha h wod D do o appa h mag a a.

Te future(s)I q ad ha o w hav champod D o h ao; ao

vy ho-ghd. Ad om a h oh va ha go aog wh havg

xp gv h hogh o D , hghghg ad dcg

o ad mpoac a om o k maagm. S Sad

Shao chap o agg o xamp: agg omhg ha happ

o vyody ad y w coy ak y p. So, acg p o

h , k agg, ad hkg ao a codd way, a ma y

whch w ca dc o a ca x, ao, ad mo mpoay, y

whch w ca ady o . Whav o o .

T a gca po: pdco po. Ppaao o h

, howv, vaa. T o a ook o pdco o wha D

w ook k. Iad, ad mo g, a a o hogh ad vo

o D . Sch a poc o cc, ad oody ca hd

o acco (whch gv ga dom o aho o w hackd

om h d o ppo, pdac accacy). Wha yg o do ak a

ook a h gg pc, y akg dow o may co pa, o

a may a cod . T poc o ookg a h dcpay,whch g a dg o hom o h pacc. I ao avod ha commo -

o o mpy hkg ha h o c, ad dd h o ay- o

vyhg, ad aod moy, coomc ad poc. I o. I ad

aod pop ad h , hy mc, moy, dac o hag

ad vyhg w. T m hozo a ao vaay og, ha

do ma h ca god. Ppaao o h whch ,

ocay, omhg ha v av ay ppag ov o

h p. Ad w a v h p.D , o co, a cy, a a vy ma o y aoa, o

v Eopa, adad. My havg a cahda o og co. I ak

p a o o ad hogh o ch a ma popao: h D aa occp a

ad aa h z o Lo Ag, a cy o ov 12 mo pop. D ha

j ov 1.6 mo ad j d 40 p c o h popao o h a;

how ha happd ad o do w h jc o oh ook. A a

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cy, howv, D ha om commo a wh oh c Eop ad

goay, ad cd y ma ad dmma.

Som o h aco whch w c h o c a avy

ovo choogy (advac ad go), gy ad h ow o moy,

ad h aohp w h h, a a oc o c o mo

co, ad pcay aa wh h a ag a coao. A

addoa apc o D w acc o ca wa, o oy o dom-

c , ao o ha o dy. T avaay o ca wa w a

cagy ag ad mpoa aco o dy ad h ocao choc,

whch ha gca ad ovo mpcao o D coomc w-

g. Cma chag ad hah ad w-g a wo oh aa whch

ca om om coda dac w mpac o h o aycy, cdg D. Cma chag ma whh o o a myh o

ay, ch h x o whch mddd o ym, o podc

ad o havo. Cma chag w, hogh gao, axao ad p

p (oca, aoa ad aoa), a majo c o how ad

wh w v, o vyhg om h maa w o coc o d-

g o h apc o h ocao. Codg wa ad mo, ook a

h m o gay m-cood hohod hav ack yad

ad o gad a whch po h qo a a o why w pay o o

wa o cocd, pcay gv h coom o ca a aa,

ad obeing paido accmag ad og h h o h

o h pva co coco who h o ga aca : w

a, q ay, g h po.

Wh a apdy agg popao (y 2060 mo ha o v o h

popao w ov 65), ad mo o h agg popao o h a

coa ad aod h D go, h hah o D dw o

va mpoac ad w c gay o capa cy. I do cocy

ad ay do may hogh o pag ym pag Do agg ha omo ad wdpad kock-o o vyody,

o j h agd. Fo xamp, wha h agd d ao j wha yog

moh wh chd d, ad ao vyo w (amp,

ow amp , a o acc ad o oh). T ma o my h p-

c o, o ak h mo ovo xamp, mdca vc, ay acc

o hm, oh acay ad phycay. T ao ma ga mdca

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ca o-mgcy v o h doco ad p o h phamacy m

va: ch vc d o poxma ad gad o h commy,

o add-o a h ook, h ak-away ad h oca Spa hav

accommodad.4 (o paapha Hmgway, m h o qa

oo poo o hav a a o ookmak hop.) B o co, h agd wa

ad d mo ha mdca vc: hy wa c, am, av,

xc ad vyhg ha oma cz d. I akg ca o h

agd o cy w do w a ao akg ca o h cy, a w hod

ca om day w hav o ak ca o .

Oh cg aco a phap mo .

Fy, c are h , goay ad aoay. Iad a a coy

d o accp ha h a. Ta o a aagoc am;ad h c o h a w dcad ad h d owad ga

aao Iad (cg a goa d) va hmv. I ay

50 ya ago ha h w o h m mo pop vg a aa

Iad ha a aa. T paca Rco wa cod wa ack

h 1960, y h ay o ha ad h mpcao o Iad com-

g a a ocy cd o D ha o y q k , pcay

pocay. Accpac o h ac hod ad o pop pag o ad

hopy gg va coomc ad oca om . W hod

pag o h coom o ca a ag a aa povd, ad o

pag aga , pcay y dg o oc hogh h appo-

pa amp a aacd goa dvopm: yo ca aac a owg

a wh a had o ma.

Spd a a qm o a cc cy, ad w cagy

o. T pac ad a a whch pop ca v, mov aod, do ,

acc omao, commca, ad vyhg whch q a

po w a mo ad mo oca ac o h cy o h .

I ao q ky ha c wodwd, cdg D, w cha-acd y cad ac o ag, dvo ad poaao, o j

pocay hogho ocy, ad pcay wh pcvd jc,

hy cy- (UK o) o coomy-ad. A Ro Coh wo h

International Herald ribune:

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. . . h oy pop who wakd away cahd om h ga

aca g ha cad h m w ho who w

ma achc ad ga ca: h ak ad a-

c ad hdg-d hocho pg h g o h v.

Jc aag mp; ac am hm.5

Iad aady ha a ag gap w h hav ad h hav o,

ad h may o dca o ow dvc ad xa c (

w co o hk Boo ah ha B). Bg a ma cy, D

may o h o h dvv a mch a oh ag, mo d

ad compx coao, may aa, h mdd god may o

wh pop wa o cogga ay mo, h mdd pac g ca-

gy chaacd y covam, vao, aogao, aco ad a

h ac o a v mo dmadg ad omd popao. A w wach

wha w omy adca poca pa (h pg og pcc

poca phooph) coach v mo o h c od o cach ha

cag mdd-ca vo, oa ha h adadao o doo-

g ha com a blandadao o doog. Oc ohgh hav

com dd ad d, wad-dow o appa o h hgh m o

vo ad h ow commo domao. T pa om whom mo

wa xpcd aay dappo h ga. Icag acacy ad h o h chocac, copoa a ph a pop o h mag o

h doogca pcm, ad xmm d dg god a h

dg o ocy, wh a ack o oc ca omm mak xpo o

dco a dpv ad avy cd aa.

Pay hogh cad aco ad accy, c w ao

cagy cd y ach oh o good ad o . Ty w hopy

o, a Pao d o a, go o wa wh ach oh, hy w

a d cyc o compo: D ad w ma h compo.

Ta y o ma o gg ha D w away w ad wg

ky w g o o a oc y D

cao aod noto pa o h cyc: -gadg pocom o a

opo. C a va, ad h compo . Acv hkg o

ocag o D w ao ookg a oh c, o a w ppad cy

w a o o h ca od o aac ad, j a mpoay,

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a h opao. D compo a w- ad h, ad

w hod ca o o d o pay d-ohd.

Somwha pgy phap, w a poa h mpoac

o hca ad o c. T do o ma ha o akg com-

my w ddy dvop a ad ca o cp, may mpy ha

a dw w hav a ga awa o h aco, h aco,

ad h mpcao o oh. Lvg co poxmy o o aoh g

hom how mch h way w v, ad h way oh aod v, mpac o

poay. Som o h hca dvopm w vov aay om

cad poxmy ad a ha g; oh dvopm w mpod

po om od, pacay o ad ogaao o whch

Iad og, ad om agm o whch ha gd p. T ag-m a ky o poa h aoa commy o ao

dcad o com, pcay hy a cocd o coomc o moay

ppo. I ch a hc ad wom gh w , p-

hap gadd mo a pov chag ha pom. C, wh h

dvy o acv ad haa (comg mo dv wh dom o

movm ad a o mgao, a ay wy- cy D-

), a gca g god o h hca am o dvda.

Maagm ad h maagm o c w pay a cag o

c, pcay aa ch a hog. Naay, h qay o h ma-

agm va. I h og m, h wh dcao com . D-

w away d vyo (dg, pag ad dvopm, qay

ad o oh), ad achc ad d ad g ad pa. B

cagy h h w away om h creation o dvopm, o h

managemento dvopm, hy dg, pc pac, wa ppy,

dg, ad pcay hog. I om pc, dvopg h ay pa

gg a da o o ad h phap movg o h ogo-

g maagm o o cy whch q commm, dadg adk. Som dvopm D maa vdc o o g popy

hogh hogh, ad a hy doa, hy g h cy dow oo.

Parisian walkways

I hav had h pvg ad pa o wg om o h ook h c-

o Pa. I my opo, h y o o Eop o h wod

ga c, o pd hoy ad achca gad ha v h

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Naz d o doy h wak a hy d h ocomg Amca

oop. T Gma had md om o h ma dg, Dch vo

Choz, h oc commad (a ma who had Svaopo

hd hm), cod d hm o doy h cy, ad day w

aga H od. I may way a gad cy. I ca hockgy

d, pgy po; yo ca d ga va ad od h

pac o 50 m. T opg ad cog ho o hop ad aa a

omwh w za ad comph, pcay dg mm;

h acacy Byza, hod hggg dmc. Ampg o pay

o good a dpam o q a dg o pac whch wod

yod Jo: vyody h q o o yo ha a qo, a voch,

a compa, a , ad oy o po o acay hadg ovmoy. B wh h gh ad, wh wy dachm, a good.

Oh apc o h way Pa opa a phap mo ad mo

compx (ch a commca a c ad h ma whch h

poo a hod),6 h a o movg aod h cy aov god

a pov acvy ad o whch co a ag ad co o ocy. Fo

ch a ag cy, v gog h mo ym, mov vy w. Sva

ya ago h Paho wa k Pccady Cc wh ac ccg aod

Sofo mapc k mp ca a h a. Now vgg o -

g a oa o (av) pac wh a w vhc, moy o ,

vo. Iad o g ocad y ca a d cca a,

o ow com o ak phoogaph (moy o hmv), v Fac

ga ad good h Paho cyp, g mad h oca mari(ow

ha), ad h go ad pd moy h oca a ad aa ad

hop. Ad h a o a o hop h: h a a ppy hop,

coh hop, pca ph ad ookhop, a dpd cma o

wo ad o oh. Dp g o o Pa ga o dao, h

o Kock.Ad o j a h Paho. T hmaao o ac ow ha

aacd h cy c away om h movm o mood ac ad

owad h movm o hma ac. A may ac gh, h d gh

o ca cocd amo pcy wh h g ma o pda wag

o co.7 A oag gh ma ppa o op, o j h mo ca; a d

ma op, ow. Smay, a d ma ma pda had ad-

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g o h pavm. T ay o co h oad, a cay, ha -

camd m. Ev a ma adjm o h ac ga ha chagd

gg aod, o oay avo o h pda (who, mm, a

h yog, h od, h m, h do-wa-o-dv), dy owad

gvg a mo qa poy o oh. A a , Pa ow gg a m-

povd pao a a cy ha acay po o oy o wak, ao

whch o cyc. Sc 2007 ha had h Vlib (a amagamao o vo ad

) k chm, whch ma o o ow dublinbikes. Cycg dow

h Champ Ey ad aod h Ac d omph q v,

ca do; cog h cy o a cyc q ca, o a poc co.

Pc Pa hav a cod ho whch k h gh o h

LUAS, o wa pda ad cyc a o-aggv way o h p-c.8 Smp, cv. I coa, D ha a cocp kow a had

cyc a, whch may hav ookd good a a gg oo,

hma m vyday pacc a oxymoo o h hgh od: a

80 kogam cyc do o shareayhg wh a 16,000 kogam . Pa,

y wakg h aac away om p gg oo o mo h-

ma-gg o, ha dmoad h o pg pop, o

, h a a o a pa o o wh oh om o ac.

T x p o Pa, ad phap oo o D, wod q om-

hg k a h dvg c, aad y va Eopa co

(k Bgm, o xamp) y a gav chag why wh a vhc ad

a cyc cod, h pmpo o g aomacay wh vhc -

ca pov ohw. T c, yo ca mag, a dv

who do ak o-mood ac oo ghy. T aac ad c a a

ao aacg compg ha poc ak ac gm

y cyc vy oy ad a gay (ad ghy) hadg o o-

h-po o a md o oc (xcp ha o cycg p o-way

, whch , vy y, pmd o cyc). Oc aga, a gad a appcao o a wok w.9 Whch o o o poca

wod av ogh o ac dow h ac compa ad moog

o o pomo h da?

Wh wg a ook k h a cy k h, compao k ho

aov a gog o happ. Som wod ag ha hy a omwha po-

; may, om compao a ao ah pod. Pa o co a

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ag cy ha D. Fom a p-cod wod wa cy popao o c.3

mo pop, o 600,000 dg h wa ya d vo Choz, o

ay cov o wh oday a ao 2.2 mo. I may gg,

D ad Pa a, howv, oh c ad c gay hav h ma

qm: o mov pop, o ho pop, o ga mpoym, o

a, o kp h oca coomy gog, o ppo h aoa coomy,

o maa h ad dg, o kp h cy a, o wcom vo,

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ad o hp ho who ca hp hmv; h ma w Pa ad

D owgh h dc.

Lavg ad phap ah mco-ovao (o a hy?) k h

pc o pda cog o ay a oad (wh hav D d-

appad o?), a commca a ym whch aow o a g mx

o , hop z, ad og (dgo ad aoa) o mo ,

ad h av ca o h cy, h dyg dc o

Pa wha mgh md h a m ha maa om

h wok o h vao mari. Ahogh vy a om pc, o a

om h covao, h dvopm ad pcay om h ogog

maac ha h pop chag, o oy ca dpy o h cy,

hy acay understand c.10

T cocp o a mpahy, h aho, h compho o a cy com om a dp dadg, copd

wh xpc, o vg co poxmy o oh. I h poxmy

whch mak a cy a compcad ogam. Poxmy vov a ag o x-

pc ad moo o a day a: ao, d, compo,

agm, ad compxy. Raxg vw ad adcap a w ad

a w. Rao a omd ad ok; a aohp whch o

may ma havg o v x doo co poxmy o yo om

d. Movg, wokg, dog ch co qa q a

dadg o v ay g ao. I h poxmy o oh whch

ma ha a vo d o hav d qm o a vo,

pacay oca co. Ua d o ao makg vg o-

gh a a poc ( a, pd amp c.). Rach ha ao how

ha a dw Iad cay hmv a oh ca ad g

cad o ha h a copa.11 T ovoy o ca a

dw ca a om ca a o a ca h cy.

Oc aga, ao poxmy ad moy.

T a m o omhg I hav o d D. I-dd, Iad, ad y xo D, o appa a a pac wh oh

ad oh ad (Im hkg o h wy accpac o cop-

o ov h ya, h laissez faireadmao o c hoom, ax aw -

ocm ad v h c o h chch).12 Uoay, o whav

ao ackgod, dcao, ag, ha h g ppa ha

om o ho o pop chag o D , hy ca o

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oca govm, hav h way o mpahy o a vom.

I D o popy maagd, h d o maagd y pop

om whav wak o who dad ha c a o ad o h

pop ad omo. T maagm o h a a, o pda

Ja Jaco ghy, q choogaph who kow wha o ad h

oad.

D-o ad d m o agc a w ad a w,

aay ogh Cha Haghy ad Aa Dk w j wo

o da, ov ha o D cy maag (ad pvoy ow ck) hav

o com om h cy o D (ppay, Lmck, Ky ad Gaway).

O h, amo a hav o had commc o accoacy ackgod.13 A

ow ck ad cy maag ao m o hav com hogh h pc vcpomoo o. So, wod g o hav a cy maag who wa,

o xamp, o a g o accoa/commc po (phap om a

a ackgod); who may had com p hogh h ak o h Ih o-

ca ahoy ym; who cam om a cy may D, may o; o who

wa v Ih? (T am ca cod ao appy o oh D-va

co: why o hav a o-Ih po g D B, o xamp?)

Phap mo chagg, ao poay mo wadg, wod o

odc h cocp o gad dvopm o j a h coaac, a

h op ca gad achvm. Wod ao g o

hav h aa o h o maagm (CEO c.) vovd maagg

D c y ay 40 p c o d o achvm o a a o ag

y govm? T o wod oy paya, howv, a h

od vovd h achvm o h ag maag o m hm

o a, o o a pad o ayo. ak ma ckg, a og-adg

dac a h ag D apo hoy: h aa o ach o h

CEO (o qva) vovd cod dcd y a pcag ad d

o om oy wh pop gad ma ckg happ aco ah apo ym wh a pcc mca. I o o h pa LUAS,

D B, whov a o dv, o hod p h poc, h o o

ho vovd g h o. T pcp o gad achvm mgh

dc o mpm, mgh ao yd g .

Illusion, delusion and a book

Back Iad, I d my pa Bwy ca o Gao S,

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wh a cp o co am o h a o o m. Od h wdow

o h ow, my ao ay aacd y h va aay o pop

pag, payg, pag o h ow. T a d, og,

a (o may o whom h omwha o a xagga-o), m ad wom, d, chd, moh, ah, dk,

dvy m, h hom, h hp, dg addc, pocm ad p.

I pck-pockg, amahp, hoppg, wokg, cachg p wh

d ad pop-wachg a happg ah my wdow. T ma

aa o acky d co coa mch o h o h cy havo

ad pop. I oh dpg ad pg a a h am m. Mch

k D ay: h a cy whch o m ha away a pac o

dow ad p, dpo ad hop. T oa popy pc wa o om

a m o hop (ha hy wod co o ); h ada coomcoom wa o o hop (ha wod co); ad hop wa h oo wh

hg ad o go wog (ha wa a a g mak) ad yod (ha

wa o a); ha w kw ohg (hop hy v ); ad ha w

cod x . I wa a, o co, a gad do. Ad o D x a

coa a o hop ad poa a o o ad omm d-

o whch hahy ay.

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Havg d o D o wo paa occao om vg aoad,

I hav ocd dvopm ha wod omay ak dcad, happ mch,

mch a. O my I wd wha d o a h oom

(whch cocday h o a xpodg om mak); h cod m

ack Iad I wa w o h coap o h oom, h ca a

h xpoo, ckg pop gy ad oc o h w, capa

md o coomc ad oca o ma ad. Wha ha hockg o

ha h v occ hy hav, a ad w occ h wod ov h

pd wh whch hy hav happd. T wod pcdd, qy

d o dc h v, a aogao: a appopa, acca,

ad amp o dv am o h coqc ha a dcpo

o h vocy o h occc. Nv w v pcdd, hpd wa phoma. Iad ga, ad D paca, wa o a

o coa zoomg p o h c o a op, ad k ay mmoa o

coa, h dp o h way dow ha o gg ad mo ahakg ha

h pcdg c. Ad o . W appd , ad a h wavg ad

camg o op w hav o c.

L D go o o co. Coh a ogh, o o x-

chagd. Co a dk, pa gy avod, g m ma a

a ood cha, ma a ad, Aah payd o, p a odd, ch-

d co o o (w hav o o h hgh h a

Eop phap cocd wh h p g odd), am hav

dagm, pop x, wok, a ov, d ad a d, o ca-

gy, cmad. T maay o pocd a a. Ad ha h y

hg ao h o a h kow, h a w ma h

am. Rca phoogaph o Gao S h 1950; Sackv S

h 1910 my coga a OCo S ov 100 ya

a. So, D w chag D, appaac ao

pop. T phyca py mch h am a oday, d.Dp o c dg zy, D ma ad w ma a mod-

-zd cy. I ha ad ha mody ohg mo ha h hop

ha oh w dcov y hmv how ga yo a, ad a way ha

m D vy w.

B phap a mo g apc ao h ha, may

pc, o o dm. Wha, o xamp, h o op D

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comg o o Eop op c o cyc , o o ag ? Nohg xcp

goac o wha po (a ack o vo whch cagy ky),

o a ack o w a o ha hy way hg hav do h

gh way om ho wh h pow o mak happ.

So, gv wha ha w a ao h o c, wha

wod a D ook k? Idd, h v oy o o

D? Id k o a o ay yo do wa o kow wha happ,

ook away ow, o q ha ay. T () o D a q-

o I md ov wh Coo Skha o va ya oh Iad ad

aoad. Oh coag ad p had daw p cao ad pa o wha

D cod ad w poay ook k (o cocy ad dgacy

dmd y poca), wh popao z14

ad ocao o mad mpoym, g o o w ao h o D I

qcky dcovd a compx w o c ad whch -

wav ovap ad dc. Bah ay gad pap chmac o

a cy (omm cad h Dvopm Pa) h aca cy wh

pop, coomy ad , ad h o a cy a co o may

compg ach yg o d h way, h , ad dcy

o dcy cg h oh. Som o h a q ch,

wha oh pvad amo a oh aa; om a oh. Raao ap-

dy dawd ha o dc D a x ad p ack ogh

h om o qd xpc ad ay ha I dd hav. B I

ckod I cod d pop who had.

I g dow a a pa o h ook, amp a da o wha

a h co m o a p ad D my cd

my ow ad capa. T chap I had od w ho

pdca ad pd a ack o xpc o h va aay o d-

D ac-c ad -c o h. Radg Mac

Cag, Mcha Fw ad Joph Ho Te New Neighbourhood of Dublin Icam aco a c om h oga 1949 macp y Ho ad Cag,

whch capad cy wha I ow ad wa cay o do. Lk

hm, I wad o com a dc o am wh a adjm o

ppcv. Sd o h o opc a qy y h o-

dmoay aay ad opc, ad o ag D dy,

I ogh vao poa aho o cov d opc, o c ha a-

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ac w coomc ay ad hma cy. Howv, a o a h

oh covao ad o w da; my y w oo opd o h oad

ag o oh opc ad whch w mpoa h ow gh

ad whch w ao mpoa o h mpac hy had o h oga opc

I had pad. T ook ho a amp o add a wd ag o

ad opc whch ogh co h ac phyca ad oca

o D, wh a ppcv adjd o ak acco o h p ad

movg o h . No do h a aa ad ha hav

ovookd (o xcdd, o xamp, go, dah, po), wha yo hod

yo had a comphv amp o ook a h o Iad

capa cy om mp ag.

A ad o, a w vw a h ow ad o xpcd ha aad w ag wh vyhg ha cod w h cov. Joh

Mo wo 1644: Wh h mch d o a, h o cy

w mch agg, mch wg, may opo; o opo good m

kowdg h makg; ad o, h wod o h pag my

povok hogh ad dco, ha good. I hy ad o da whch

a mpmd o h good o h cy ad , h ha a pov

ocom ad h ook w hav wokd.

Endnotes1 I g o o ha h Ida Rvoo Egad ao pakd a

wd o ach o wha w pcvd a o h va ad da o om

m. Iad oo md h voo ad ha ag wh pa v

c. T pom , o co, ha h pa, k h , a mo compx ha

h comoa o ha w choo o mm . Ev ha w hoy-

makg hav ho a dcy pcay poca had o com god,

god, o mpy mpd. I ao o gca v D hoy,

h yp o vom do h cy o avo.

2

S S, L. ad Skha, C. (2008) Pag o a ha gog o happ, oaga , Te Irish imes, 31 Mach; ad S, L. ad Skha, C. (2008) Poacv

pag w mak mo o goa dc, Te Irish imes, 1 Ap.

3 S Gad xc w www.cahad.com o mo g

comm ad opo.

4 T qo mva, copd wh om homogo da

accommodao, my xpc wha D kow a mxd-. Mxd-,

o co, mch mo g ad ha ha: a choo o h god oo,

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phap a ay ad doco o h ad ay-zd apam o h

occpd y a g mx o ocy.

5 Coh, R. (2011) T Ag o Oag, International Herald ribune, 1314

Ag, p. 6.

6 Wh Pa, BBC Rado 4 Sday pogamm oadca a do ao g

poo ha vy cy. Ty qod o ady o who, o 1,750 p moh,

vd wh h wo ad chd o h h oo 16 qa m, oy 5 qa

m o cad a haa pac y h poc pco.

7 T ym Pampoa, Spa, v mo g: a codow m om

wag pda wh h d ma w go g; a hy co, h am codow

m hm how og h gh w ma g, ad a h m g ho h

amad g ma mov wh cag pd.

8 B R, Fac, coc h wo: h a dpay c o

oy pag wha h x op a, ao how may pc cyc a

a h a cyc ao.

9 L hogh I am om o o cycg dama, I am o. I am,

howv, a movm dama ad omo who v h pay o h

ca ad oh om o o-mood apo. I dv ad joy dvg a mch a

ayody.

10 T a m ao q oca oh ag c (Nw Yok,

Bacoa); c oghy h am z a D (Sockhom, Bodax, Cophag,Hk); ad v mch ma pac (, Ljjaa, L).

11 S h Skha ad S c Shao Agg Chap 4 Bogaphy.

12 I o good: a h a Poo P Ma ad a h McG Smm Schoo

2011: Ta h c o h c hoo, h ok, yo g away wh ad

gg away wh aga h Sa gg away wh omhg whch o

ad do og o og omwh o h ad o o.

13 O h o D-o ow ck ad cy maag, wo w om a cca

ackgod, o accoacy, ad o gg. S D Cy Coc

Serving the City: Te Dublin City Managers and own Clerks 1230-2006 (2006) o

mo omao.

14 S, o xamp, Ba Hgh docoa wok o h popao o D ov

h x 50 ya: T Ga D Aa: Iad Poa Cy-Sa o h ay

21 cy, DI, 2010.

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