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Mullogher
12/02/2008, 10:42 PM
Given Mick Wallace's love of Italy and Italian Soccer,Is there any truth in rumours that he palyed a role in trapattoni deal.Furthermore has Mick parted with some cash to secure it?

oldyouth
12/02/2008, 11:10 PM
I could be wrong, but I don't think so. Mick is not exactly a fan of the FAI and men like him don't get to be successful by throwing their money away. Jaysus, I'll look bad tomorrow if it turns out to be true:(

HarpoJoyce
13/02/2008, 6:26 PM
I don't belive Mick Wallace is as Italophile as he and other people make out.

He has set up a chain of cafe's called BAR Italia, that doesn't sound very Italian friendly to me.

dublin_owl
13/02/2008, 9:31 PM
I don't belive Mick Wallace is as Italophile as he and other people make out.

He has set up a chain of cafe's called BAR Italia, that doesn't sound very Italian friendly to me.

:eek: Terrible joke Harpo...

... particularly for a Tom Waits fan!;)

oldyouth
13/02/2008, 11:04 PM
Apart from being a terrible joke, they ain't called that

HarpoJoyce
14/02/2008, 5:10 PM
Apart from being a terrible joke, they ain't called that

Fairplay for spotting Tom Waits lyrics
I think I got a few things wrong up above. I've read "Italio-phile" somewhere else. Maybe the Masc. version.

And of course they're not café's they're 'trattorias'.
http://www.ireland-guide.com/establishment/bar_italia.5034.html
"This little Italian café in the traditional trattoria style (informal Italian)..


It appears Mick just builds the enviroment for these establishments to thrive.
http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/5/pt/0/spid/8F3A50A8-5388-463C-B0E004661ABEFA38.htm
http://entertainment.ie/restaurants/display.asp?ID=16618

Bunch of aspiring architects forum,
http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=4876
"Archiseek" more like archi-farchy speak.

I've had alot of time for Wallace since first noticing his simple corporate symbol, :ball:, in the early 1990's at his sites. Football, being a minority sport and all, it was nice to see a definitive symbol of football, not confusing it with other sports. Very simple, very straightforward.

Besides a Wexford Yths match now, the best place to see Wallace in Dublin was on Ormond Quay. What rhymes with
"Three hairs on my Latté..."