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Dermot Bannon.  Picture: Andres Poveda

It's a week since St Patrick’s Day but having Dermot Bannon at the other end of the phone line has conjured up visions of a leprechaun’s pot of gold at the other end of the rainbow.

All because Ireland’s most famous architect is talking about how riches can solve almost anything you can think of. Dermot is saying: “Throw money at a problem and it’s much easier — you have to be far more creative without it! There’s more design involved.” We’re talking about architecture mainly, of course — and specifically, the upcoming Simon Open Door campaign, for which Dermot is the ambassador.