Will you watch a new years countdown?

ottolwinner

how will you spend the count down to new years??

I’ll prob watch tv and have a cuppa. Around 11:50 I’ll switch on a Christmas countdown prob RTÉ then just after it I’ll pop my head out and see if there’s any fireworks in the distance.
not much more to it then I’ll play New Year’s Day by U2

Happy new year everyone

banie01

Jools Holland's hootenanny is the usual countdown fare in our house. Always some brilliant musical guests.

ottolwinner

ah yes I forgot about Jools thanks that’s in the reminders now. 👍

ednwireland

Jools, switch over to BBC for fireworks. Probably crash then.

suvigirl

Ill be in bed long before midnight

elperello

Jools has two Irish acts on this year.

I won't name them because some people like to wait until tonight.

BrianD3

I try to avoid all of that countdown stuff. RTE's NYE show (a lot of it prerecorded?) is cringeworthy at the best of times. Check out the segments with Pat Kenny on Reeling In The Years.

Now with their financial difficulties it'll probably be worse again.

Haven't watched Jools Holland in many years. The last time I remember anything good on NYE was The White Room on Channel 4 1995/96 with Oasis playing a great set - prerecorded obviously and unfortunately.

Bogey Lowenstein

Doesn't anyone go out to the pub or NY parties anymore?

Tippman24

I went to the local pub lasy year on the 31st for the new year. I was home in.my own house at 11.40. Absolutely nobody in the place.

Nigzcurran

Jools every year for us

donegal_man

What usually happens is a few of us get together. Have a few drinks, sandwiches etc. forget about the count down til someone shouts 'HAPPY NEW YEAR!' at ten past twelve.

Hippodrome Song Owl

Going out soon, but should be home by 10.30. Will watch Jools and flick over to see how bad things are on RTE. Then BBC for the fireworks.

Del2005

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Dublin city centre will be jammed and so will the other cities and towns. There will be lots of house parties. Suburban pubs have Christmas eve, they usually don't have New Years.

Jim Herring

Am I misremembering or did RTE get the countdown timing wrong one year?

fits

usually watch Dubai countdown with the children and head to bed at usual time. I have an early riser (am now an early riser myself) and I can’t process alcohol anymore so it is all a bit pointless to stay up when I’ll be back up less than five hours later in any case.

corsav6

Not tonight, I'm at the in-laws and they'll all be drunk and loud. I don't drink and tbh it's just too much hassle.

Buddy Bubs

I've decided to wake up very sick this morning so I doubt I'll make midnight, but was never too bothered about it. Hockeying lemsip now and might hit hot whiskey later. If I fall asleep watching a film early, so be it.

Even in my 20s when on the rip the while time new years was one I wouldn't bother doing much.

Lewis_Benson

Nah, probabaly a take away and a few cans, will likely fall sleep on the couch before 12.

Bocadilloo

Never cared much for new years eve. This year more than ever, am not bothered about it. There just doesn't feel like much hope or excitement for the country anymore.

Baybay

Been whisked away to a country house hotel for NYE as part of my Christmas present so champagne & canapés, dinner, live music with maybe a bit of dancing if the mood takes us & a glass of champagne after the countdown. We know no one, aren’t bothered if we have a conversation with anybody else as this is just about being us after a busy Christmas.

ottolwinner

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sorry you feel that way. Hope is a good thing we should all hold some feelings of hope. It’s easy for things to feel bleak this time of year.

I’ll pop onto boards later around 11:45 to wish anyone about a happy new year

Lewis_Benson

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Yep I'm with you there.

Greyfox

No, hate the stupid countdown, I'll be watching a film at home and will ignore my phone for the night

Dank Janniels

Last year switched on tv at 11:55 to check if there was any countdown.

Some band were on RTE- either Picture This/ Westlife or Walking on Cars (cant remember!)

Went to fridge to get afew beers and went back to sitting room.

We all were standing waiting for the 12 Bells

Nothing!

Turns out we missed it but then on RTE Plus 1 an hour later the band just did a countdown and started singing again! No Aul Lang Sygne or nothing

So lame

But nothing as bad as afew years ago they had guests in the studio and the likes of Joe Duffy were complaining all night and I think it was Katherine Thomas had to interupt him to ring it in. Was like if they had a big positive intro planned but they were afraid to stop JD in his rant!

Think they almost missed it afew times, or had delays in the transmission or sumthing!

AMKC

I will record what is on the BBC and watch The Late Late Show on RTE if its **** I will skip on over to Sky News see what they are showing. Will head to bed not too long after 12am.

kowloonkev

It's amazing that with all the advances in the world the plebs are still fascinated by fireworks. Same nonsense every year. The same exact headlines Sydney rings in the New year with fireworks. F me.

At least Ireland is a bit subdued by comparison.

o1s1n

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Massive colourful explosions in the sky, what's not to like?

You should try going to Amsterdam some year for new years where fireworks become legal for 24 hours. It's like Armageddon.

SuperBowserWorld

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In fairness the fireworks in Sydney are amazing. Saw them live one year from an apartment block on the north shore very close to the bridge. It was an incredible experience.

Here, it's mostly random stuff, and they are supposed to be illegal here. A friend of mine's nephew lost an eye to a firework at Halloween recently.

There has to be safe community events for them, and the mammies and the daddies need to do some parenting and stop passing the buck to the police and the tax payer.

BrianD3

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Zombies love 'em

https://youtu.be/6-s02HyO3XA

TinyMuffin

ring it in the same as every other year. In the pub with the love of my life and friends. Full of smithwicks and vodka and red bull, having a great time. 👍👍

mykrodot

nope, will be in bed soon, got Norovirus a few days ago and still feeling very sick and wrecked.

What's it all about? If you're out in a pub or party its all kissing and hugging total strangers, the next day its forgotten and life goes on as usual. Too fake for me.