Christmas Lights

Bambi16

Just quick question, anyone know when the lights are being turned on in town?

admiralofthefleet

christmas eve if i had my way

Jay D

Not sure but I wish these new age emo spoon heads would ever shut up moaning about the festive traditions such as lights, people putting up their decorations etc. Fair enough some don't have children or whatever but shut up with the anti xmas bs.

WindSock

The 'Festival of Light' (wtf? sounds like we are in Japan or somewhere)
I believe is next weekend. Too bloody soon as usual.

Edit: @ Jay D; I'm not an emo. I like Christmas. I just dislike premature Christmas.

http://www.dublinevents.com/events/festivals/the-festival-of-light-26nov.php

Found link, actually it says here it is 26th. That's moe like it.

This year's traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is being integrated with the Parade of Light. Four individual parades departing from Smithfield, Grafton Street, City Hall and the Docklands will converge on O'Connell Street for the lighting ceremony.

Love2love

They are being switched on in O'Connell Street on Sunday 22nd. Roads are closed from early and the event starts at 4.30 with the lights being actually switched on at 6.30

phasers

And which "Celebrity" will be turning them on does anybody know?

stovelid

Every year I moan that they come on too soon.

And yet when they do, I'm a total sucker for them.

Love2love

WindSock wrote: »

The 'Festival of Light' (wtf? sounds like we are in Japan or somewhere)
I believe is next weekend. Too bloody soon as usual.

Edit: @ Jay D; I'm not an emo. I like Christmas. I just dislike premature Christmas.

http://www.dublinevents.com/events/festivals/the-festival-of-light-26nov.php

Found link, actually it says here it is 26th. That's moe like it.

That's an old link. Date is 26th November 2006

P_1

Grafton Street lights are being turned on on the 17th.

This day next week.:eek:

Not sure about the rest of town though.

Táck

phasers wrote: »

And which "Celebrity" will be turning them on does anybody know?

my friends ickle daughter will be turning on the lights on stephens green i think this saturday at four. she's a part of the make a wish foundation.

gonna be a great day for them

markpb

phasers wrote: »

And which "Celebrity" will be turning them on does anybody know?

Is it not usually the Lord Mayor? It was the one year I went to it.

WindSock

Love2love wrote: »

That's an old link. Date is 26th November 2006

Woopsie.


26th in 2006. 17th in 2009. Getting earlier every year...

Jesus Wept

Love2love wrote: »

That's an old link. Date is 26th November 2006

Are there any details about this anywhere? Can't find.

hmmm, something here

The annual Christmas light switch-on takes place on Henry Street on November 15 followed by Grafton Street on November 17, culminating in the lighting of the 60-foot high LED tree on O'Connell Street at 4:30pm on November 22. The 'Dublin on Ice' ice-skating rink re-opens from November 20 to January 10.

It doesn't say what time, bah!

WindSock wrote: »

Woopsie.


26th in 2006. 17th in 2009. Getting earlier every year...

It was on 9/11 last year.

phasers wrote: »

And which "Celebrity" will be turning them on does anybody know?

Maybe it'll be Edward and John. :eek:

phasers

Táck wrote: »

my friends ickle daughter will be turning on the lights on stephens green i think this saturday at four. she's a part of the make a wish foundation.

gonna be a great day for them

Ah that's lovely

sdanseo

Jay D wrote: »

Not sure but I wish these new age emo spoon heads would ever shut up moaning about the festive traditions such as lights, people putting up their decorations etc. Fair enough some don't have children or whatever but shut up with the anti xmas bs.

Wrong time of the month in more ways than one? Jaysus no need to be so passionate about it.

Too early now, last week of november at the earliest for all these festive whatnots. You just get too used to it otherwise and it devalues the occasion for me anyway.

john-joe

http://www.dublincitybid.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=178:the-dublin-city-bid-lights-the-way-this-christmas&catid=1:frontpage-news


JJ

john-joe

phasers wrote: »

And which "Celebrity" will be turning them on does anybody know?

miriam o'callaghan

WindSock

The-Rigger wrote: »

It was on 9/11 last year.

Jaysus, the 9th of November. No wonder I was pissed off last year.

hayser

It was today.

Walsh

400,000 the lights cost, all I can say is WTF!?

EmerBaggott

Does anyone know what time the lights are been turned on tomorrow 17th of November, on grafton street?

sdanseo

Walsh wrote: »

400,000 the lights cost, all I can say is WTF!?

Are they not the same lights every year? Thats a pile of cash for just the ESB bill.

john-joe

Was around 6.30pm last year

Not sure about this year

jamieh

EmerBaggott wrote: »

Does anyone know what time the lights are been turned on tomorrow 17th of November, on grafton street?

Are they defo being turned on tonight? I head 6 -6.30ish but not confirmed

Africa

Henry street looked nice last night as I took a stroll down it I like the old christmas lights and the the christmas spirit, but i too feel it may be about a week too early to have them going up! Could not be arsed doing the shopping yet! (knowing me, last week before!!)

Poster about the lighting of Stephens Green tree, warmed my heart a bit on this freezin Tuesday morning!!

jamieh

Africa wrote: »

Henry street looked nice last night as I took a stroll down it I like the old christmas lights and the the christmas spirit, but i too feel it may be about a week too early to have them going up! Could not be arsed doing the shopping yet! (knowing me, last week before!!)

Poster about the lighting of Stephens Green tree, warmed my heart a bit on this freezin Tuesday morning!!

Hey - did the poster say what time?

Mountain_Surfer

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1117/breaking25.htm

According to the article above Westlife are switching the lights on Grafton St later on this evening. Still not a mention about time though. Anyone heard anything?

glossy

Mountain_Surfer wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1117/breaking25.htm

According to the article above Westlife are switching the lights on Grafton St later on this evening. Still not a mention about time though. Anyone heard anything?

rumour has it that Jeward are in town and will be there aswell

WindSock

sdonn wrote: »

Are they not the same lights every year? Thats a pile of cash for just the ESB bill.

Yeah they are the same on Grafton this year. Same ones for the last 2 years as far as I know.

MIN2511

These lights piss the **** outta me...
November is waaaayyyyyyyyyy too early....

They should think of

Electricty bill
Tax payers
People who cannot afford Christmas this year
Global warming


The money wasted on turning those lights on a month too early can be used to feed the poor!

/rant

Africa

Wow... that last post actually made a lot of sense!

Thanked!!!

As for last night, bedlam trying to get down grafton street after work! Curse you westlife!

markpb

MIN2511 wrote: »

They should think of

Electricty bill
Tax payers

The lights are typically paid for by shops, not by the local authority so taxpayers aren't affected.

MIN2511

markpb wrote: »

The lights are typically paid for by shops, not by the local authority so taxpayers aren't affected.

A lot of shops are making people redundant....

It still doesn't justify the expense!

WindSock

MIN2511 wrote: »

A lot of shops are making people redundant....

It still doesn't justify the expense!

It does when you think of all the people that will be attracted into the city to shop at Christmas, generating more cash to the shops.