Towering apartment block could be our own TDs’ Birnam wood

THE news of Manhattan coming to Ballsbridge (August 29) is as unwelcome as Birnam wood coming to Dunsinane for the small number of TDs who describe themselves as ‘full-time’ on their websites, and require a respectable base within commuting distance of the Dáil.

Many of our public representatives are, of course, successful businessmen with extensive business interests and an international property portfolio.

They would be entirely indifferent to Dublin prices; they currently operate outside The Pale or have invested in ‘value cities’ such as London, Warsaw, Prague, etc.