The Irish Times

A key adviser to the Government on science and technology has suggested that the current decentralisation proposals should be abandoned in favour of creating a new Brasilia-style administrative capital city for the country. Dr Edward Walsh, the former president of the University of Limerick, has suggested Athlone or the Shannon region as a suitable location for the new capital, which would also house a new Dáil building and Government headquarters. He said that such a bold move offers the greatest potential to correct the current bias towards Dublin.