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March 17th

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  • 06-03-2012 11:53pm
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    ChristopherUno
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    Also known as Paddy's Day! I was wondering if any who's been over here a while (only a blow-in myself...) knows of any good spots for Paddy's Day? Have a few (Irish) mates coming over, plus since it's the day after term ends should have some (non-Irish) classmates up for some craic too. I was planning on watching the match at the London Irish Centre in Camden as it seemed like the place to go for at least a bit on a day like that. My only London-based Irish friend said Clapham Common can be good fun for Paddy's too. Anyone have any favourite places for the day/know of a good old shindig going on?


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    silvervixen84
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    Not sure what I'm doing yet. Want to go see the match somewhere fun on Patrick's Day, and then on the Sunday I'm going to Trafalgar Square for the parade and festival. It was a blast last year!


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    Tefral
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    Myself and a few of my irish colleagues and their other halves are gonna head to Richmond to watch the match. I dunno whats gonna happen after that


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    Reekwind
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    I'll be around somewhere, watching the game in an Irish bar. Any recommendations for the latter while we're at it?


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    Aoifebm
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    Ya somebody told me that Trafalgar Square is great craic on Paddys Day. They have some good irish bands on


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    exiledelbows
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    Reekwind wrote: »
    I'll be around somewhere, watching the game in an Irish bar. Any recommendations for the latter while we're at it?

    Sheephaven Bay in Mornington Crescent is good for Rugby and Irish sports watching. Also a bar in St Paul's called Yager should be good as I know they've a party on, it's the home of the London Branch of the Munster Rugby Supporters Club.

    Other than that, Waxys and O'neills


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    silvervixen84
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    http://irishpost.co.uk/index.php/component/content/article/55-london/225-london-goes-green-with-st-patricks-festival-and-parade

    Irish Post piece about the celebrations in Trafalgar Square on Sunday.

    Headliners are The High Kings. Crystal Swing will also be there though :eek:


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    Some_randomer
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    ChristopherUno wrote: »
    Anyone have any favourite places for the day/know of a good old shindig going on?

    Great question was just about to post the exact same thing so ditto for me :D I'm going to expand it slightly if you don't mind.
    My problem is that I don't know London very well and it's a few years since I've been there, back when they shut the bars at 11 and kicked everyone out at ten past. I'll be trying to get a couple of disparate groups to meet at the same place, which is undecided as of yet so

    - how hard will it be on Paddy's day to get around London...is it the same as Dublin with roads closed or will tubes and buses all be running as normal?
    - do pubs still close at 11 or is it possible to get late bars now; if so are late bars just in the city centre or do ones further out open late at weekends also?
    - does the tube stop at midnight; if so how difficult is it to get around after midnight or whenever the tube stops?
    - can anyone recommend a reasonably priced hotel / hostel that's close to a good social area?

    TIA


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    who the fug
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    Some_randomer wrote: »
    Great question was just about to post the exact same thing so ditto for me :D I'm going to expand it slightly if you don't mind.
    My problem is that I don't know London very well and it's a few years since I've been there, back when they shut the bars at 11 and kicked everyone out at ten past. I'll be trying to get a couple of disparate groups to meet at the same place, which is undecided as of yet so

    - how hard will it be on Paddy's day to get around London...is it the same as Dublin with roads closed or will tubes and buses all be running as normal?
    - do pubs still close at 11 or is it possible to get late bars now; if so are late bars just in the city centre or do ones further out open late at weekends also?
    - does the tube stop at midnight; if so how difficult is it to get around after midnight or whenever the tube stops?
    - can anyone recommend a reasonably priced hotel / hostel that's close to a good social area?

    TIA

    Normal working day.

    Late bars be around and we have night buses

    Give us a budget for reasonable


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    Some_randomer
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    who the fug wrote: »
    Normal working day.

    Late bars be around and we have night buses

    Give us a budget for reasonable

    Ok reasonable being £70 to £100 mark


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