Tourism Ireland wanted Buckingham Palace lit green for Paddys day

Ava_e

The Queen said no http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Queen-Elizabeth-refuses-to-turn-Buckingham-Palace-green-for-St-Patricks-Day-194355921.html

Bit of a cringey request TBH.

antodeco

I'm not going to wash for the next 2 weeks and turn my man sausage green. Hopefully RTE will air it.

Antar Bolaeisk

Ava_e wrote: »

The Queen said no http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Queen-Elizabeth-refuses-to-turn-Buckingham-Palace-green-for-St-Patricks-Day-194355921.html

Bit of a cringey request TBH.

Not really since there's going to be a lot of international landmarks lit up green on the day.

There was no harm in asking, worst she could say was no, which she did.

SEPT 23 1989

Quango gobsh1tes

Ava_e

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Not really since there's going to be a lot of international landmarks lit up green on the day.

There was no harm in asking, worst she could say was no, which she did.

Maybe, but she doesn't light it up in different colours for national holidays even within her own country e.g. St Andrews day, St Davids Day.

admiralofthefleet

did they send letters to the queen of holland and the king of spain too? both of them mean as much to Ireland as the other foreign monarch

Antar Bolaeisk

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

did they send letters to the queen of holland and the king of spain too? both of them mean as much to Ireland as the other foreign monarch

Might have sent a letter to the King of Spain as they're lighting up the Tower of Hercules in Galicia in Spain.

Lapin

Would we be happy to see the Cross of St George emblazoned on Aras an Úchtarain on the 23rd of April?

It was a daft request.

But then almost everything that surrounds St Patrick's Day repulses me.

Antar Bolaeisk

Ava_e wrote: »

Maybe, but she doesn't light it up in different colours for national holidays even within her own country e.g. St Andrews day, St Davids Day.

Buckingham Palace was really too big a request, they probably should have tried something smaller or another London icon not directly related to the royalty.

hfallada

It's a bit tacky lighting a royal palace up with green lights for st Patrick's. You can see why she would say no. It's different for a bank or a statue but it's someone's home

ceegee

Should have asked for Belfast city hall to be lit up. Would be worth it just to see Frazers reaction

GalwayGuy2

Buckingham Palace was really too big a request, they probably should have tried something smaller or another London icon not directly related to the royalty.

Isn't the river Thames already green? :pac:

Ava_e

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Buckingham Palace was really too big a request, they probably should have tried something smaller or another London icon not directly related to the royalty.

Yep, they lit up the London Eye green.

token101

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Quango gobsh1tes

They're essentially a marketing company and they're doing their job fairly well if they've managed to get lots of world landmarks lit up for the day. I think it's a really good idea to market a tourism firm in every corner of the world where there will a ****load of tourists.

Maire2009

They still got a bit of publicity out of it so main aim achieved.

Okay so Paddy's Day is tacky and exploited but so what? The tourists lap it up and the tourism board are right to go to town on it. Same as Arthur's Day - whoever came up with that is a marketing genius.

the purple tin

The queen is probably a bit green around the gills herself.

Grand Moff Tarkin

Why should she be expected to turn her show house green for a p**s up.

Annasopra

How could they.... After the 800 years she oppressed us?

My name is URL

This should be posted in the Hibernophobia thread :pac:

Nah not really. Was a pretty silly request to make imo. Does anyone really believe that shining a green light on a few buildings for one day of the year has any impact on tourism numbers here? ffs

Grand Moff Tarkin

mango salsa wrote: »

How could they.... After the 800 years she oppressed us?

To judge how we have managed things on our own for the eighty odd years you would not be far wrong in saying the English saved us from ourselves for eight hundred years.

Einhard

Grand Moff Tarkin wrote: »

To judge how we have managed things on our own for the eighty odd years you would not be far wrong in saying the English saved us from ourselves for eight hundred years.

Yeah, the famine in the 60s that killed over a million of us showed we really are our own worst enemies.

Ruudi_Mentari

The place tends to be 'lit up' with all manner of tacky events so why not put a light on, return the gesture. What was truly cringe was what we has to play host to when yer wan had a visit

P_1

Maire2009 wrote: »

They still got a bit of publicity out of it so main aim achieved.

Okay so Paddy's Day is tacky and exploited but so what? The tourists lap it up and the tourism board are right to go to town on it. Same as Arthur's Day - whoever came up with that is a marketing genius.

This.

It was never going to happen really but somehow we find ourselves talking about it. I'd imagine there are people in London talking about it too and considering spending a bit of money on a holiday here or on buying one or two bits of Irish goods.

Win win for the price of a stamp.

ITS_A_BADGER

They could have asked to light up Big Ben instead of her gaff

Ruudi_Mentari

No consideration of how merely swapping out a few exterior bulbs for the evening might be percieved as a massive step? On a par with her own recent trip, over here.. means nothng, yet means the world

A simple return gesture your 'grace'.

Crooked Jack

Lit green? Nah, a bit cringey. id like to see it just plain lit though

mccarthy37

Do they want poor auld Willie Frazier to blow a gasket completely.

Ruudi_Mentari

request that she spew us some projectile green for paddies day

Grayson

Einhard wrote: »

Yeah, the famine in the 60s that killed over a million of us showed we really are our own worst enemies.

To be fair during the potato famine, the english parliment passed plenty of laws for public works etc. It was the feckers who were in the country who were bastards.

ejmaztec

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

did they send letters to the queen of holland and the king of spain too? both of them mean as much to some Irish people as the other foreign monarch

fyp :P

oppenheimer1

My name is URL wrote: »

This should be posted in the Hibernophobia thread :pac:

Nah not really. Was a pretty silly request to make imo. Does anyone really believe that shining a green light on a few buildings for one day of the year has any impact on tourism numbers here? ffs

Yes it does. It boost the international profile of the country. You have to be aware of the place before you seek to visit it.

Every other small nation is envious of the attention Ireland gets on St Patricks day. How many other small countries get a face to face meeting with the US president on an annual basis?

BigGrayKettle

My name is URL wrote: »

Nah not really. Was a pretty silly request to make imo. Does anyone really believe that shining a green light on a few buildings for one day of the year has any impact on tourism numbers here? ffs

I'm sure most people with any knowledge of consumer insights and influences would say yes, yes it would have an impact on tourism numbers here.

My name is URL

BigGrayKettle wrote: »

I'm sure most people with any knowledge of consumer insights and influences would say yes, yes it would have an impact on tourism numbers here.

Show me the evidence so. Visitor numbers from the UK actually dropped following the Queen's visit... despite how people believed the opposite would be true.

And I'm not doubting that St. Patrick's Day is important for Ireland.. I just think it's silly and a little desperate to be asking foreign governments and monarchies to 'paint' their building green on the day

BigGrayKettle

My name is URL wrote: »

Show me the evidence so. Visitor numbers from the UK actually dropped following the Queen's visit... despite how people believed the opposite would be true.

There was a report published into the UK situation recently. Primary reason for a decrease in inbound figures is down to a highly depressed domestic economy in the UK, and an off-spin of this, a shift in holiday destination trends in the UK. I'm not going to go posting links to the plethora of academic literature relating to brand recognition and awareness when making a purchase decision, such as holiday destination to serve as evidence.

I can't imagine the cost involved is very significant so it can't be anything but positive I'd think. I remember last year seeing good coverage in the foreign press on it which in a way is low cost advertising for the country!

ejmaztec

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Yes it does. It boost the international profile of the country. You have to be aware of the place before you seek to visit it.

Every other small nation is envious of the attention Ireland gets on St Patricks day. How many other small countries get a face to face meeting with the US president on an annual basis?

.. and then you become aware of the costs involved, before deciding to go somewhere else for an awful lot less.

markpb

ejmaztec wrote: »

.. and then you become aware of the costs involved, before deciding to go somewhere else for an awful lot less.

Ireland is nowhere near as expensive as it used to be. Hotel and restaurant prices have fallen dramatically.

oppenheimer1

ejmaztec wrote: »

.. and then you become aware of the costs involved, before deciding to go somewhere else for an awful lot less.

Or you want to go but your grannies cat has kittens and you have to stay at home to look after them.

You totally missed the point, most people who think of Ireland as a holiday destination won't come here for some reason or another. The lighting of monuments in green is to get people thinking of Ireland as a destination, things like cost are important but secondary.

It wouldn't matter how cheap you are as a destination if nobody has heard of you.

Wattle

We could have requested Sellafield but that's probably glowing green already.

Henlars67

I don't get why anyone celebrates St Patrick's Day.

St Patrick brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out.

Nothing to celebrate.

AllGunsBlazing

Henlars67 wrote: »

I don't get why anyone celebrates St Patrick's Day.

St Patrick brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out.

Nothing to celebrate.

Christmas day must be even worse for you. I mean that was the day that the bloke who inspired the creation of the church itself was born. And we all know how that turned out.....

:rolleyes:

gallag

London lit the tower and the eye green on request, not good enough?

StewartGriffin

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

How many other small countries get a face to face meeting with the US president on an annual basis?

Heartwarming!
Disney Heaven.
The small fry and the big cheese!
How many Small countries get to meet the US PRESIDENT, not just kissing his ass, but Face 2 Face?
This small minded, "Yes Sorr" attitude makes me sick.