“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” – a famous phrase that could be applied to a competition in the Irish Republic asking the public to play their part in helping the nation’s stricken economy to get back on track.
The Your Country, Your Call project is asking Irish people to come up with ideas that could be developed into new businesses with the aim of creating jobs and “bringing back the feel-good factor” to the struggling country.
The project is the brainchild of Martin McAleese, the husband of Irish President Mary McAleese, and has a budget of 1.2m euros, including 300,000 euros from the Irish government.
Full story: BBC News – Irish competition asks public to aid economic recovery