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Paul Molumby, director of currency and corporate services, and Gerry Quinn, chief operations officer, both of the Central Bank of Ireland, at the new headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin 1 Pic: Fergal Phillips
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Central Bank gets into ‘brainstorming’ mode with ‘working walls’ in its €140m golden gaff

In the coming weeks, staff will bed in at the gold-plated new Central Bank of Ireland eco-palace on Dublin’s North Wall Quay.

I went along for a look inside; it is very much along the ‘Google chic’ line, with gleaming desk stations with stylish statement lights overhead, and the gold cladding theme continues inside ...