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How many times do you hear down the pub “If I was running this country I’d ….  blah blah blah!”.  Eveybody in Ireland seems to think they could do things better than the politicians , which is a justifiable feeling given our current state of affairs! Well, at last the people of Ireland are being given the opportunity to make a difference with an intiative called Your Country Your Call.

The idea, the brainchild of Martin McAleese (that’s right, Mary’s husband) is to come up with something so radical that when implemented it could create jobs and prosperity for Ireland. After all the recession doom and gloom over the past year, Mr McAleese is hoping for something that will really boost the mood of the nation.

I love the idea. When do people ever really get a chance to make a big change. I’ve already got two ideas in and before the competition closes at the end of April,  I hope to have a few more.

There’s no denying it is difficult to come up with a plan that creates jobs and prosperity for the nation (hundreds of politicans and civil servants have yet to do it!) and some of the ideas submitted are completely off the wall. One proposal suggests creating a Lough Ree monster because once people hear of this mythical creature (validated with a confirmed sighting by a politician or other respectable member of the public!) they would flock to the area and boost tourism there. What???

There are, however, plenty of other worthy ideas and some of the less imaginative, ‘expected’ ideas, such as making the unemployed work for their payment.  I’m really excited to see what comes out of this. I doubt that my ideas are radical enough to win the competition but I am certain the winning idea will be something to get very excited about!

With a prize of €100,000 there has been no shortage of entries. It stand at over 3200 as I write this so if you haven’t already entered, feed your brain some thinking juice (a coffee?), get out your pen and paper and make your call for your country.

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