{"product_id":"billion-dollar-baby","title":"Billion Dollar Baby","description":"''Gripping, even-handed and forensic ... Part political thriller, part fiscal horror,\u003cbr\u003ethis book should be a must-read for every taxpayer and policymaker'' MIRIAM\u003cbr\u003eO''CALLAGHAN\u003cbr\u003eIt was meant to be a symbol of how far Ireland had come - a world-class national\u003cbr\u003echildren''s hospital that would finally honour the promise of the nation''s founders to cherish\u003cbr\u003eall its children equally. Instead, it became a cautionary tale of ambition gone awry.\u003cbr\u003eIn Billion Dollar Baby, award-winning journalist Paul C ullen delivers the definitive account\u003cbr\u003eof Ireland''s most expensive and controversial public project to date. From its conception\u003cbr\u003ein the 1990s to its still-delayed opening more than three decades later, C ullen exposes\u003cbr\u003ethe tangled web of political interference, medical rivalries, flawed planning and spiralling\u003cbr\u003ecosts that turned its construction from a €650 million vision into a near-€3 billion\u003cbr\u003ebehemoth.\u003cbr\u003eWith insider access and forensic detail, he explores how vested interests derailed\u003cbr\u003eprogress, how tendering missteps and design flaws inflated the budget, and how secrecy\u003cbr\u003eand inertia kept the project alive long after common sense had fled.\u003cbr\u003eBillion Dollar Baby is a landmark investigation into the politics of healthcare, the cost of\u003cbr\u003edelay, and the price of promises unkept.","brand":"Cullen, Paul","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53625557320019,"sku":"9781399755894","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cullen-paul-billion-dollar-baby-9781399755894-1251620754.jpg?v=1785446319","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/billion-dollar-baby","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}