Should Eire have a public holiday for Prince Williams Wedding

gent9662 · 03-02-2011 9:07am #1

Given that we are a neighbor of England and given that Wales and Scotland are going to be given a public holiday for the weeding, should we not as a sign of respect have a public holiday as well?

MaybeLogic · 03-02-2011 9:08am

A national holiday to rid ourselves of the scourge of weeds is an excellent idea.

Saadyst · 03-02-2011 9:09am

Excellent! Time for the weekly daily brit-bashing thread!

Lumen · 03-02-2011 9:10am

dclane wrote: »

Given that we are a neighbor of England and given that Wales and Scotland are going to be given a public holiday for the weeding, should we not as a sign of respect have a public holiday as well?

Sign of respect? Only if they die during the wedding.

pebbles21 · 03-02-2011 9:11am

Eire?:eek:

godtabh · 03-02-2011 9:11am

AS much as I like days of. No!

ScouseMouse · 03-02-2011 9:11am

GREAT IDEA !!!

Just what we need to make ourselves even more less productive.

Are we not ****ed enough - even for afterhours ?:rolleyes:

Mountjoy Mugger · 03-02-2011 9:11am

pebbles21 wrote: »

Eire?:eek:

Neighbor!?? :eek:

03-02-2011 9:12am

Yes. Just for the day off.

Kasabian · 03-02-2011 9:12am

Put simply. No.

smk89 · 03-02-2011 9:14am

Yeah, a day off would be good. Then no radio and tv stations show it

cardwizzard · 03-02-2011 9:14am

Lol:eek:. Think I'd rather go to work:o

Skerries · 03-02-2011 9:15am

Saadyst wrote: »

Excellent! Time for the weekly daily brit-bashing thread!

ah yeah but every wedding ends up in a brawl

gent9662 · 03-02-2011 9:18am

This is not a troll by the way I was speaking with a colleague of mine in Scotland about a project and he said to me that they have the day off for the wedding! I am only asking what people think, why is this considered trolling? Jesus you can't say anything!

Penn · 03-02-2011 9:20am

If we didn't get a day off when Cowen said he was resigning, why should get one for Prince William's wedding? Not a chance that Prince William's wedding will be a more joyous day of celebration than that

ebixa82 · 03-02-2011 9:23am

dclane wrote: »

This is not a troll by the way I was speaking with a colleague of mine in Scotland about a project and he said to me that they have the day off for the wedding! I am only asking what people think, why is this considered trolling? Jesus you can't say anything!

Just so you know, Ireland is not in the UK. Scotland is. You do know basic geography I hope. How old are you exactly?

prinz · 03-02-2011 9:26am

dclane wrote: »

Given that we are a neighbor of England and given that Wales and Scotland are going to be given a public holiday for the weeding, should we not as a sign of respect have a public holiday as well?

Why? Seriously what kind of an adult has to even ask?

ebixa82 · 03-02-2011 9:27am

prinz wrote: »

Why? Seriously what kind of an adult has to even ask?

I retarded one?

Mod: Poster banned.

cardwizzard · 03-02-2011 9:28am

Eire? Who the hell says that. Sounds like Fine Gael rhetoric to me.

jimthemental · 03-02-2011 9:29am

As much as I hate work this is even worse than being forced to take good friday off out of your holidays despite not being religious. If I got the day off I'd go over and boo them.

InTheTrees · 03-02-2011 9:29am

Is France taking the day off?

jordainius · 03-02-2011 9:30am

dclane wrote: »

Given that we are a neighbor of England and given that Wales and Scotland are going to be given a public holiday for the weeding, should we not as a sign of respect have a public holiday as well?

Hello OP, Scotland and Wales are part of this bigger country/kingdom/monarchy which is known as the "United Kingdom", which you may have heard of? Another member is Northern Ireland.

I'd imagine this is where your confusion lies, you see the Island of Ireland we all live on is actually two countries; no really, it is, honestly! And while Northern Ireland remains a part of the UK, the part we live on- the Republic of Ireland- is NOT a part of the United Kingdom. While we were a part of the United Kingdom for a long long time, we are not now, and haven't been for a long long time. (have a look at Irish history circa 1916-1923, for further explanation.

So OP, I hope that helps- this country (Republic of Ireland its called) is actually an independent nation, it has nothing to do with the UK royal family wedding because we're not a member of the UK whereas the countries you mentioned (Scotland and Wales) ARE part of the UK. (In case you're wondering, UK is a commonly used abbreviation for United Kingdom, much like USA is a common abbreviation for United States of America.

I hope this helps clear up some of your confusion OP.

Krusader · 03-02-2011 9:36am

There should be a public holiday on Feb 25th so all those working/studying away from home can get back to vote

Apanachi · 03-02-2011 9:37am

dclane wrote: »

Given that we are a neighbor of England and given that Wales and Scotland are going to be given a public holiday for the weeding, should we not as a sign of respect have a public holiday as well?

No!!!

I mean, we are a neighbour of Canada too (allbeit a distant neighbour), so heck, why not have Canada Day and National Aboriginal Day off too....

dr.bollocko · 03-02-2011 9:46am

We're gonna leave this one here.
By the way accusing other posters of trolling is not really going to result in good discussion. It is technically against the charter. In future report posts as calling people out on thread may result in warnings / infractions / bans.

Should Eire have a public holiday for Prince Williams Wedding

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