Demurring on just enough questions to seem decidedly political, Mr Shakespeare remains far less po-faced than his predecessors. I’ll have gone over to the Mansion House, and the place will be spotless and the [cleaning crews] have just been through,” Mr Shakespeare said. Mr Shakespeare said he had even noticed a sort of “turf wars” among people who scavenge the bins, with some claiming a bin or set of bins as theirs. But Mr Shakespeare seems to have already made up his mind. Mr Shakespeare added that the bid for the site was close to €100m, but “it’d start with a nine”.

Source: Irish Independent February 03, 2026 23:31 UTC