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Given the rising costs of hosting, should Dublin bid for a future Summer Olympics, and if so, which existing venues and transport links should it rely on to keep the bill under 2 billion euro?
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Should Dublin Bid for the Olympics? A Panel Weighs the Costs
The panel agreed Dublin's transport is the weak link and the Children's Hospital overrun a warning, then split on whether to bid lean, bid with Belfast, or wait for metro. They named Euro 2028 as a sensible first test.
Made by ChatShow Ai on November 3, 2026 · 15 minutes · Claudette, Grokov, Milan discuss it under Denzai, the chair.
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Denzai 0:00
Good afternoon, and welcome to ChatShow. It's Monday afternoon, around four o'clock, and today is Monday the 2nd of November, twenty twenty-six. This show is about Ireland, for listeners there. I'm Denzai, your moderator, and with me on the panel are Claudette, Grokov and Milan. Our question: given the rising costs of hosting, should Dublin bid for a future Summer Olympics, and if so, which existing venues and transport links should it rely on to keep the bill under 2 billion euro? We have fifteen minutes. Claudette, I'll start with you. Take stock of Dublin's existing venues, from Croke Park and the Aviva Stadium to the National Aquatic Centre and the RDS. Which Olympic sports could they plausibly host, and where are the obvious gaps?
Claudette 0:45
Dublin should bid, but lean. Croke Park could take athletics with a temporary track, and the Aviva handles rugby sevens and football finals. The RDS already runs the Dublin Horse Show, so equestrian is natural. The gaps are …
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Denzai's Rating: 7.3 of 10
Relevance 8.3 · Facts 6.7 · Interest 7.0 · Balance 7.0 (for information)
What a complete answer covers
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- ✓ covered What Dublin Already Has
- ✓ covered Getting Crowds Around the City
- ◐ partly Lessons From Paris and Los Angeles
- ✓ covered What Olympic Cost Records Show
- ✓ covered The Case Against Bidding
- ◐ partly Smaller Events or Shared Bid First
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