July 12 should it be a Public Holiday...?

Dub13

With the great weekend that is this one today I got thinking and looking forward to the next long weekend and its not on till August which is the end of the summer.We are always going on about having more Public Holidays,we have to start making our unionist neighbor's feel more at home/at ease with us.

So I think its about time we made July 12th a Public Holiday in the Republic,its a win win situation in my eyes we get another Public Holiday and its at the hight of the summer.We also open up a bit more to our unionist neighbor's,and its not a random date as this is part of our history as well.

It may well be political suicide for a politician to suggest this at the moment but lets start the campaign here.

Agent Smith

Yes!




<I like days off>

mikemac

Atari Jaguar

February 1st, St Bridgets Day is a better option imo

flanum

Atari Jaguar

That would be a bit stupid now. Would we have to have to participate in marches down nationalist areas (erm 99.99% of the republic) slagging ourselves off? Salute the Union jack? Build huge bonfires with the tri-colour sitting on top? Call each other fenians and papists? This is quite possibly one of the stupidest suggestions ive heard in a long time.

Dub13

No

flanum wrote: »

That would be a bit stupid now. Would we have to have to participate in marches down nationalist areas (erm 99.99% of the republic) slagging ourselves off? Salute the Union jack? Build huge bonfires with the tri-colour sitting on top? Call each other fenians and papists? This is quite possibly one of the stupidest suggestions ive heard in a long time.

You don't have to participate in anything,Paddy's days is a Public Holiday up north.Its a day to remember our shared history.

Mossy Monk

Atari Jaguar

I do not think July 12th should be a public holiday. Perhaps we should adopt July 14th to make the French feel welcome.

ejmaztec

We can have Thanksgiving Day as well, to give thanks that America is three thousand miles away:p

testicle

July 12 should only be a public holiday if April 24 is one first...

Oswald Osbourne

July 12th sounds delightful. We could all go for a brisk walk down the queens highway and enjoy the glorious weather.

javaboy

I live off the taxpayer so no I don't think you lot should get more days off. Back to work slouches.

Sherifu

javaboy wrote: »

I live off the taxpayer so no I don't think you lot should get more days off. Back to work slouches.

Leech.


Atari takes the lead \o/

Dub13

No

Sherifu wrote: »

Atari takes the lead \o/

Not anymore....;)

Pompey Magnus

Atari Jaguar

Why not? As a nation we celebrate the shambles that was the Easter Rising whereby we managed to capture and promptly lose a Post Office and a biscuit factory, why not celebrate yet another embarrassing defeat in a long line of embarressments, this time the Irish Catholics fighting for the English king against the Vatican supported William of Orange.

Have we actually ever won a battle since Clontarf?

Dub13

No

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Have we actually ever won a battle since Clontarf?

Yes

The Al Lad

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No

Ok, so how about we make it optional? Those of us who love the idea can can have the day off, and the rest of you politically-conscientious patriots can go to work as normal.

There - everyone's happy!

Miss Fluff

Atari Jaguar

The Al Lad wrote: »

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

+1

Oswald Osbourne

Dub13 wrote: »

Yes

2-0 aggregate win. (1-0 on the pitch and 1-0 off the pitch).

darkskol

Dub13 wrote: »

Yes

Just who is that "boner" fella he keeps metioning :pac:

biko

Atari Jaguar

Celebrating the Battle of the Boyne? Hell no.

Dub13

No

The Al Lad wrote: »

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

Great augment,well done.

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Ok, so how about we make it optional? Those of us who love the idea can can have the day off, and the rest of you politically-conscientious patriots can go to work as normal.

Sounds good to me.

biko wrote: »

Celebrating the Battle of the Boyne? Hell no.

It should not matter who won.....that day had a huge effect on Irish history.

Guy:Incognito

No

Yes, any extra days off are welcome for whatever reason.

St Georges day ftw aswell.

eoin2nc

Atari Jaguar

Yes lets celebrate this battle, after which we had our land taken off us, sent to hell or to Connacht, treated as inferior beings,and just look at the Famine. A million die and another million emigrate because the British force the Irish to export their crops while the famine sets in. Just an example of what this country had to go through after 12 July


I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.


BTW didnt we win the War of Independence as well?

Guy:Incognito

No

eoin2nc wrote: »

I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.
?

Ignorance and not caring are different. I dont dwell on stuff that happened last week never mind a century and more back.

Days off affect the here and now, which funnily enough is where I live. It could be done on an opt in ,no penalty basis. That way you can enjoy your day in work whiile I lie in then do as little as possible.

Blisterman

I think July the 19th should be a public holiday instead.

Celebrate Galway being liberated of indians.

Guy:Incognito

No

Blisterman wrote: »

I think July the 19th should be a public holiday instead.

Celebrate Galway being liberated of indians.

I'll take that one too.

Xavi6

+1 to July the 19th

Sure the Ice Age ended that day. Far bigger than any poxy battle.

Dinter

eoin2nc wrote: »

I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.

Wow, mate you should really do your homework on the Battle of the Boyne, it's consequences and who exactly was fighting.

It'll be an eye opener for you.

OT if Ian Paisley's birthday was being offered as a national holiday I'd be all for it. Anything that gets me out of the office for the day!

The Al Lad

Dub13 wrote: »

Great augment,well done.

It's not an argument...it's a FACT

and what would be the point, it would only antagonise half the country,

Krieg

No

Dinter wrote: »

OT if Ian Paisley's birthday was being offered as a national holiday I'd be all for it. Anything that gets me out of the office for the day!

+1!

Honestly though, we really should have a bank holiday in july. Theres been talk in that last number of years about Ireland getting 1/2 bank holidays because other european states have them. Sounds stupid, but at the moment I feel like im being conned out of 2 days paid leave from work at the mo

Dinter

Krieg wrote: »

+1!

Honestly though, we really should have a bank holiday in july. Theres been talk in that last number of years about Ireland getting 1/2 bank holidays because other european states have them. Sounds stupid, but at the moment I feel like im being conned out of 2 days paid leave from work at the mo

And if your leave year runs from April 1st to March 31st (like mine) there's less bank holidays this year because of how Easter fell in last years one.

Grrrr. :mad:

Dub13

No

The Al Lad wrote: »

It's not an argument...it's a FACT

What is FACT...?

Cool_CM

No

eoin2nc wrote: »

BTW didnt we win the War of Independence as well?

Yup, I think we won the Irish civil war too, some Irish even went on to win the Spanish civil war:eek:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No

Dub13 wrote: »

What is FACT...?

Federation Against Copyright Theft. No idea how that fits in....

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No

Cool_CM wrote: »

Yup, I think we won the Irish civil war too, some Irish even went on to win the Spanish civil war:eek:

Ireland won the Irish civil war....? Kind of a shoe-in, I'd have thought!

Cool_CM

No

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Ireland won the Irish civil war....? Kind of a shoe-in, I'd have thought!

You'd think so, but towards the end it could have gone either way:pac:

Guy:Incognito

No

Godzilla almost took it on points.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No

Cool_CM wrote: »

You'd think so, but towards the end it could have gone either way:pac:

No THAT'd be Irish: first country to lose a civil war...

KnifeWRENCH

No

Another public holiday sounds good. Couldn't give 2 shihts what day it was as long as it involved me not getting up.

bobbysands81

Atari Jaguar

I would love another day off in the height of summer but why the need to mark the 12th July? This date has already been hijacked by the sectarian orange order and the given that Nationalists have to leave the 06 in their droves for this weekend I don't think it would be possible to celebrate this day without increasing sectarianism.

5starpool

Atari Jaguar

The first Monday of every month should be a bank holiday as wel as Paddys day, easter, christmas and halloween.

The Al Lad

Dub13 wrote: »

What is FACT...?

Fact is a word ???

Oswald Osbourne

The Al Lad wrote: »

Fact is a word ???

Fact.

Guy:Incognito

No

The Al Lad wrote: »

Fact is a word ???

Regardless of the two of you argueing about the word fact but you declared what you said earlier as a fact despite the FACT that it had the word should in it. How does that work?

Dub13

No

What a close vote,this is closer than the US Democratic primary.

sdanseo

Atari Jaguar

I'm all for another day off (or another day of triple time ) but 12th of July is a terrible idea. Talk about stirring the shít OP

RasTa

No

Anyone who says no is a bonafied bum. Get a job hippy. Hitler, Pol Pot etc's birthdays and deaths should all be public holidays imo.

Deedsie

Atari Jaguar

Im all for bank holidays. But im not gonna apologise for not supporting what basically is a slap in the face of my ancestors.

I think we need a bank holiday in July & February. Too much work gets people stressed and less productive. How about some manner of remembrance day for people on both sides of the divide.

I genuinely think we should leave Paddy's day as it is, party time.
But another bank holiday to celebrate Irish/Celtic Culture would be good. At the beginning of Seachtain na Gaeilge perhaps?

citytillidie

It is a day off for me

Dr_Teeth

No

I don't think we need any more specific date public holidays. They're a waste when they occur on a Saturday or Sunday, and even when they don't, there's not much you can do with a single Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday off.

I think we need a couple more Bank Holiday Mondays, they're the best way to go! You're guaranteed a long weekend that you can use to do something fun, or build a longer holiday around to be more efficient with your days off.

ibh

No

citytillidie wrote: »

It is a day off for me

Me too... Don't give a damn what its for as long as i'm in Sligo or donegal surfing..