Replying To Ros2013: "I see nothing but begrudgery here and not surprised that some are gleeful it was destroyed. My experience of it is hundreds of children loving attending go games and development panels from Connacht getting top class coaching there. Can't wait for it to be built again and I'm sure there will be lessons applied regarding the structure. We'd have nothing across the Shannon if we didn't go ahead and build it ourselves such as Knock airport and the foresight of the great Monsignor Horan."
Maybe some will be delighted that the Frisbee Championship is cancelled because the auld Frisbeeing is a rival to the GAA.
Replying To Ros2013: "I see nothing but begrudgery here and not surprised that some are gleeful it was destroyed. My experience of it is hundreds of children loving attending go games and development panels from Connacht getting top class coaching there. Can't wait for it to be built again and I'm sure there will be lessons applied regarding the structure. We'd have nothing across the Shannon if we didn't go ahead and build it ourselves such as Knock airport and the foresight of the great Monsignor Horan."
Understand your sentiments. We feel the same down in the south east. We can't get a bit of asphalt put down to land a plane. Or a catlab to stop people from dying in ambulances on the way to Cork. Cronyism with politicians is the story of our lives. You obviously value and use your dome. The only question is it the correct building for the purpose. It could happen again and you don't want to have spent the money that would have built a solid structure.
Replying To TheUsername: "Once in a life time storm, sorry that isn't good enough, if you are building a structure - particularly one of that cost what this project did, you risk assess and quality assure the project to withstand adverse and unusual weather events.
In essence you take the worst storm of a life time and you multiply by at least 5 in severity and you make sure your structure can withstand that.
Clearly this wasn't the case.
Another case of vanity, ruling substance.
Thankfully no one was hurt, but as per the Connacht chairman comments there was a potential risk to life.
Given the above, I don't what I would take for some to say, hmm maybe it wasn't the cleverest idea.
The argument that our tent wasn't a stupid idea, the weather was just bad just doesn't cut it."
With your attitude nothing would ever be rebuilt. I'm aware of structural engineering and what engineers plan for, I studied it in college.