CALLS for an economic ‘counterbalance’ to Dublin’s bloated overweighting, and for infrastructure investment outside the capital to develop a new tier of cities, have come fast and furious since a strong speech by former Department of Finance head John Moran. 

Tickets are likely to be in hot demand for a black-tie dinner address next week by John Delaney, the former vice-president of the Olympic Council of Ireland and the CEO of the Football Association of Ireland.