Ideas for the bank holiday weekend

skywalker · 02-06-2006 11:29AM #1

Well its the bank holiday weekend & the weather looks set to be lovely for the entire thing, so Im looking for ideas of somewhere nice to go for a drive to & spend a nice afternoon doing something which will involve getting some sun. Im in dublin & just looking for things within say an hour, hour and a half drive away.

Anyone got any ideas?

Archeron · 02-06-2006 12:40PM

If you've never been, head to Newgrange. Great day out. Not too far either.

skywalker · 02-06-2006 01:49PM

Jesus lads your all full of chat about the nice things your going to be doing this weekend!

thanks archeron, might check that out alright.

Scootay · 02-06-2006 01:51PM

You could get a book on Irish holidays and study it. Then you might discover that it's not a Bank Holiday at all.

skywalker · 02-06-2006 01:57PM

This weekend isnt a bank holiday? Think you'l find your wrong there chief

Thanks for the attitude all the same though.

ikol · 02-06-2006 02:04PM

its a public holiday i think scootay is just being a bit anal about it

Terry · 02-06-2006 02:05PM

come ot Leixlip and enjoy the festival. there will be really lame stuff and more really lame stuff. but the theatrical pub crawl is fun.

http://www.leixlipfestival.com/

easy_as_easy · 02-06-2006 02:06PM

go to the senior open in fota island, cork. I know I am.

skywalker · 02-06-2006 02:08PM

ikol wrote:

its a public holiday i think scootay is just being a bit anal about it

Ahhh, truely in keeping with the spirit of the thread so.:p

Funfair in swords is looking like the front runner atm.

Archeron · 02-06-2006 02:11PM

skywalker wrote:

Ahhh, truely in keeping with the spirit of the thread so.:p

Funfair in swords is looking like the front runner atm.

Dont go if you've a hangover. I did once, and I still havent properly recovered having went on every single ride there and then collapsing on the ground.
Oh I felt manly that day!!

Scootay · 02-06-2006 02:12PM

Kilkenny for the Cat Laughs? Might be tricky to get tickets but it's usually worth a trip.

The bank holiday/public holiday thing wrecks my head. Bulmers are advertising as being what bank holidays are made for. Good Friday is the only bank holiday so I can only assume it's take out they're talking about.

easy_as_easy · 02-06-2006 02:14PM

Im sure its cheaper to make just one bank holiday ad for all of 'em rather than a whole ad just for monday..

Tobias Greeshman · 02-06-2006 02:15PM

Heading down for the Cat Laughs myself, if you're lucky you might be able to get some tickets off the site.

Kilkenny is always buzzing for the Cat Laughs, been down there over the last few years and it's a must, once you go there once you have to keep coming back.

Raytown Rocks · 02-06-2006 02:18PM

Head to Powerscourt waterfall and Gardens
Excellent place to catch the sun.
Chef

TheBigLebowski · 02-06-2006 02:23PM

chef wrote:

Head to Powerscourt waterfall and Gardens
Excellent place to catch the sun.
Chef

I'd second this...

skywalker · 02-06-2006 02:36PM

chef wrote:

Head to Powerscourt waterfall and Gardens
Excellent place to catch the sun.
Chef

Great idea, also made me think of the japanese gardens as a possibility too.

DamoKen · 02-06-2006 02:41PM

The Garden Party is another option, just an hours drive out of Dublin 4km outside of Athboy. That's where I'm off to myself

http://www.gardenparty.ie/frame.html

Scootay · 02-06-2006 02:46PM

easy_as_easy wrote:

Im sure its cheaper to make just one bank holiday ad for all of 'em rather than a whole ad just for monday..

But there's only one bank holiday! Good Friday. The rest are all public holidays. That means they've got the ad wrong for every long weekend in the summer. I'd better stop listening to the radio.

skywalker · 02-06-2006 03:20PM

You'll live longer if you dont let things like that annoy you.

DamoKen · 02-06-2006 03:21PM

skywalker wrote:

You'll live longer if you dont let things like that annoy you.

yeah relax dude! it's a bank holiday after all

Mossy Monk · 02-06-2006 05:13PM

i look forward to working on Monday

Ideas for the bank holiday weekend

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