Inexplicable largesse in funding restoration of Oscar Wilde memorial despite challenging time for economy

WHAT is it about Irish governments and overseas funding?

Quite by accident I discovered that the Government has agreed to fund the restoration of Oscar Wilde’s memorial in Pére Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

Despite the fact that the only notes in the state coffers are IOUs to the IMF and ECB, our Government has decided to provide the necessary finance for the work.