Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 remains empty – SEE VIDEO

Dublin Airport T2 is yet another case where Irish desire for glitz wins out over common sense. Look at the $-million Euro "Dublin Spike" and the "Revolver" (HUGE ferris wheel) in the docklands. Alternatively, hospitals and schools are broke, roads are a disaster (potholes and many still ice covered 3-weeks after the last snow) and the "public transport" system LUAS, Bus Eirann, Ironrod Eirann services are late or non-existant.

Monsoonman - That's not the only small airport that got undeserved money. Kerry and Kennedy made sure taxpayer money was diverted to their own little private airport instead of going to Logan where it was supposed to go. When asked about it, they both got very angry, denied it (they lied), and refused to answer any questions about it. I saw the tape and the evidence on TV. Disgusting.

We had something similar here in the US, a tiny podunk airport not near any big population center was upgraded with millions upon millions of tax dollars...Why? Because it was in one of the most corrupt lawmakers district, john murtha(now taking a dirt nap). Ironically the airports name was john murtha international. It had one scheduled commercial flight per day and the aircraft was virtually empty. I opined about this disparity in tax dollars vs. actual usefulness on an aviators site and was attacked by his taxpayer paid pitbulls.

The Advertisement is so poignant - almost pathetically Heroic - considering the shameful state of the country. The ironic tagline 'helping you on your way' is also tragic. I do hope things pick up for it before they are forced to remove all the signage except the word 'Terminal' and commission the Ad Agency to shoot another commercial advertising the Grazing Rights!