Trading bells and dry ice in the planet’s ‘digital capital’

And so to the web summit and the thrusting new face of Ireland.

On entering the RDS, we were greeted by three men of restricted height dressed as leprechauns and offering us the chance to win a pot of gold — which turned out not be a pot of gold at all, but a free pint of Guinness at the pub across the road.

The little people in green, phoney financial offers, and booze — welcome to Ireland 2.0, or as Enda Kenny excitedly dubbed it: “The new digital capital of the planet.”