What you doing Paddy's Weekend and When are you doing it?

ShiverinEskimo

Wondering what everyone is planning for St. Patricks. I'm headin up to the capital for some pints but probably go the Saturday or Sunday because I've work on Tuesday and don't fancy the 'Longest Day' scenario if I go on the lash on Monday.

What's everyone doing and when are they doing it?

orestes

What: Drinking

When: Paddy's Day


Why complicate matters further?

bronte

Tis my birthday on St.Patrick's day, so shall be celebrating

ShiverinEskimo

Because people are tellin me that Paddy's day is unofficially the Saturday because it fell on the Monday - I refuse to believe it but a few have told me. Thought I'd put it out there to the nation.

From Wikipedia:

The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this last happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and will happen again in 2008, when it shall be held on 15 March.

I know its wikipedia but its an example of what I've been hearing.

whatsgoinon

Going to london to watch rugby in a pub and will stay there until monday afternoon

Bunnywabbit*

I'm working Paddy's Day until 6 pm Sucks for me!!

But then.... I'll be celebrating....

super_furry

Working on Saturday and Sunday, drinking Monday.

Pherekydes

What: Going to Westport

When: Paddy's Weekend

kevmy

Going to Orlando on Friday for a week to a conference. Thankfully there's nothing important on Mon/Tue

Mossy Monk

Working. I will be working on Paddy's weekend.

phasers

What: Drinking

When: Official and unofficial Paddy's day

Sir Oxman

Not paid till March 20th so fcuk all I should imagine.

ShiverinEskimo

Seems I should edit the title to When are you Drinking for paddy's day. Parades are so old school.

I remember one year I was in the trinity arms pub in dublin watching the parade on tv as it went past outside. Only ran out to see Rosanna Davison in the flesh to see if she was 'all that' - I'm glad we didn't lose our seats, because she wasn't.

Parsley

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Because people are tellin me that Paddy's day is unofficially the Saturday because it fell on the Monday - I refuse to believe it but a few have told me. Thought I'd put it out there to the nation.

From Wikipedia:



I know its wikipedia but its an example of what I've been hearing.

Apparently the church are changing the holy day of observation to saturday the 15th. Parades and everything will be the 17th as usual.

User45701

was going to go to england but going to spend money on something else so probbley just booze with anyone not going to london for the gigs

rainbowtrout

heading to berlin on the saturday and on to moscow on the sunday for a few days. interested to see the paddy's day parade russian style!

mang87

orestes wrote: »

What: Drinking

When: Paddy's Day


Why complicate matters further?

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BKtje

I shall be in Amsterdam for "Jam in the Dam". I'm sure ill raise a drink to commemerate paddys day at some point

Jay D

rainbowtrout wrote: »

heading to berlin on the saturday and on to moscow on the sunday for a few days. interested to see the paddy's day parade russian style!

I was in Austria two years ago, you'd not even notice it there.

I'm going to Berlin the wknd after you.

as for Paddy's Day, whatever, hyped up load of crap.

Last year I spent the day in bed after being in the Tripod the night before.

godtabh

Studying and drinking. What proportion will depend on Monday and Tuesday of next week

Blush_01

21st on the Saturday night. Other than that, I don't intend on joining the hammered throngs in town, or in "town", so probably chilling out with a few friends and having some fun at home.

WoollyRedHat

Going to Wezz.

Terrontress

Gonnu be in Vienna. Better place to be than in Ireland than in any other day of the year. So more likely that it is on the 17th.

WoollyRedHat

Terrontress wrote: »

Gonnu be in Vienna. Better place to be than in Ireland than in any other day of the year. So more likely that it is on the 17th.

True. Vienna, lovely. Have fun. I didn't know that they had Paddy day celebrations, or do they?

Oilrig

Achill, Gielty's to be precise... 'nuff said.

Terrontress

Ah, I don't know. But the truth is that the idea of St. Patrick's day is more alive overseas than it is here!

I'll feel happier cheering on St. Pat in Vienna than I would in D6.

As I did in central London last year.

ShiverinEskimo

As I did watching Ireland throw away the Six Nations against Italy in Bridie O'Reilly's in Melbourne. Even Guinness in 30 degree heat tastes nice on paddy's day.

c - 13

Where: Donegal
What: Surfing/Drinking
When: Paddys Weekend

MrJoeSoap

Cycling from Dublin to Kilkenny on the Saturday/Sunday for the Kilkenny-Waterford game, then getting the train back to Dublin on the Sunday evening. Monday I'll be in Croker at the club finals.

Weekend after its down to Waterford for the Dublin-Waterford game and a weekend away.

WoollyRedHat

Terrontress wrote: »

Ah, I don't know. But the truth is that the idea of St. Patrick's day is more alive overseas than it is here!

I'll feel happier cheering on St. Pat in Vienna than I would in D6.

As I did in central London last year.

mmm. I'm pretty sure Camden market has a lot of festivities on the day. Were you around there or somewhere else?( In London)

Oilrig

Yeah right, was in SA near Durban a few years ago ('02) we (SAffers & me) trawled Durban on Paddies Day (Tuesday) to complete dullness - they had their Paddies Day on the previous weekend night. Boring gits in Durban...

Back to Warner Beach and instigated a ball in keeping with Paddies Day celebrations anywhere. Continued to this day...

Jay D

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

True. Vienna, lovely. Have fun. I didn't know that they had Paddy day celebrations, or do they?

Jay D wrote: »

I was in Austria two years ago, you'd not even notice it there.

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WoollyRedHat

Jay D wrote: »

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Lol, sorry my bad!

aidan24326

Don't care too much about it tbh. Will be in Croke Park at the club finals. Wouldn't watch a parade if it passed by my front door.

Xavi6

Like last year I'll be drinking a pint of Guinness with my fry at 9am in Perth. Unfortunately there's no public holiday over here for it so my boozing will have to be done on the Saturday.

I hate Paddy's Day at home but when you're away it's f*ckin quality!

The Real B-man

Taking a Trip to Westport Hope this dude is playing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcP4shGEtRo

MrJoeSoap

The Real B-man wrote: »

Taking a Trip to Westport Hope this dude is playing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcP4shGEtRo

I'll join you if he is!

tolosenc

Parsley wrote: »

Apparently the church are changing the holy day of observation to saturday the 15th. Parades and everything will be the 17th as usual.

You mean some sort of seperation of church and state? That'll never catch on...

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Rabies

Will be working all weekend but I have monday off.
Loads to be consumed.

it will be my second year in NZ for paddies day. the previous year I was flying to oz.

tallaght01

scheduled to be in work for the nightshift in Australia!

boo hissssss

JohnCleary

I'll be -100ft in Donegal Scuba Diving

whiskeyman

whatsgoinon wrote: »

Going to london to watch rugby in a pub and will stay there until monday afternoon

Hey, get yourself to Trafalgar Sq on the Sunday for a brilliant free concert. (Aslan headlining! )
The craic is brilliant and way better than Dublin... so much so, I've been going the past 5 years!

http://www.london.gov.uk/stpatricksday/

Niamho!

Pub Crawl!! Yaaayyyy!!!! love paddy's day!

kaimera

Heading down to Limerick on the friday after work.

Splinter

saturday im going paintballing and out that night (designated driver though )
monday im walking in the parade near the front...

rick_fantastic

friday - neil young in the apollo london

saturday - flight to dusseldorf and train to maastricht for underground dance event

sunday + monday - train to amsterdam for some much needed chill out

tuesday - home

gucci

phasers wrote: »

What: Drinking


When: Official and unofficial Paddy's day

+1

And most probably from four o'clock friday eve and most of the sunday also

ScumLord

15th is my birthday so Paddys had to be moved again, to the 14th. So I'll be drinkin' from the 13th to the 16th in Ireland then over to manchester to see the manchester team play some other team. Theres a bar in old trafford isn't there? I expect to be dead around the 18th.

Rob_l

ScumLord wrote: »

15th is my birthday so Paddys had to be moved again, to the 14th. So I'll be drinkin' from the 13th to the 16th in Ireland then over to manchester to see the manchester team play some other team. Theres a bar in old trafford isn't there? I expect to be dead around the 18th.

there are bars but they only sell 250ml bottles of budcrapper and the bars around are packed drink cans on the street FTW everyone does

Rob_l

I will be drinking from friday the 14th until Im forced to stop will be seeing either the good version of dj shadow or the bad version which ever bag of records he brings