The competition is real, the prize (3000) is real, the winner is real, but I have my doubts about the project. Well, to put it differently, I think it's bullshit.
Anyway, here's the news article about this. RTE is the Irish state broadcaster, BTW:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0110/9news/9news11a.ra m
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The competition is real, the prize (3000) is real, the winner is real, but I have my doubts about the project. Well, to put it differently, I think it's bullshit. Anyway, here's the news article about this. RTE is the Irish state broadcaster, BTW: http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0110/9news/9news11a.ra m