National Day of Mourning on Fri for CJ??

Dreamer 7 · 14-06-2006 09:18AM #1

The news wastalking about a national day of mourning om Friday for the state funeral. Anyone hear anything else??

BoozyBabe · 14-06-2006 09:22AM

Highly doubt it!!!

He probably gave them strict orders not to have one just so he can fcuk us up the arse & piss us off one last time!!

super_furry · 14-06-2006 09:26AM

God I hope so. I couldn't stomach the crook, but if I get a day in the pub because he carked it then at least he'll have done some good.

Dreamer 7 · 14-06-2006 10:06AM

Yeah i have to say id be doing very little mourning for him but would like a day of too! Its the least he can do after everything else he did to this country!

MrJoeSoap · 14-06-2006 10:10AM

I won't be here so I say NO! You all have to work while I'm not here!

Dave! · 14-06-2006 10:13AM

It's a snide attempt to up public opinion of him

xzanti · 14-06-2006 10:18AM

So are we all off work or what?? RTE news say there's a state funeral and members of the public are invited to file past his coffin but sure we can't do that if we're stuck behind a desk can we??

monkeyfudge · 14-06-2006 10:25AM

Terrible idea... I still remember The September 11th day... The US didn't have a day of mourning for it... why the hell did we? I still had to go to work as I had deadlines to meet that didn't magically disappear, except I wasn't able to go to the pub afterwards.

RuggieBear · 14-06-2006 10:26AM

super_furry wrote:

God I hope so. I couldn't stomach him, but if I get a day in the pub because he carked it then at least he'll have done some good.

QFT

monkeyfudge · 14-06-2006 10:29AM

Unfortunetly pubs aren't staffed by robots just yet... so they'll be closed as well. You'd have to get a few cans in the night before and watch the funeral on the telly.

RuggieBear · 14-06-2006 10:30AM

I'tll still be a good friday:p

seamus · 14-06-2006 10:33AM

monkeyfudge wrote:

so they'll be closed as well.

They will in their shíte. Days of mourning are optional public holidays. Most publicans will have the good sense to stay open (particularly with the current good weather).

fade2black · 14-06-2006 10:36AM

monkeyfudge wrote:

You'd have to get a few cans in the night before and watch the funeral on the telly.

Quoted for hilarity.

JimmySmith · 14-06-2006 10:42AM

You could probably go to your boss and tell them you're very upset and really feel you should go to see Charlie to pay your respects. He might just laugh at you though.

kittenkiller · 14-06-2006 10:50AM

That'd be ridiculous!
He was a notable statesman for a good long while, but the controversy surrounding him in the last 15ish years overshadows alot of the differences he made.

He was only one man afterall.
Let those who want to mourn, take a sick/holiday day or avoid the pub themselves. But with all the money he scammed, there's no call for other people to be out of pocket through enforced mourning for him!

14-06-2006 11:02AM

Didn't you hear he was single handedly reponsible for the celtic tiger!*

*Or so his cronies would have us believe

kittenkiller · 14-06-2006 11:05AM

ronoc wrote:

Didn't you hear he was single handedly reponsible for the celtic tiger!*

*Or so his cronies would have us believe

Hmmm... Perhaps we should have a day of mourning for the Celtic Tiger instead?

Dreamer 7 · 14-06-2006 11:07AM

ronoc wrote:

Didn't you hear he was single handedly reponsible for the celtic tiger!*

*Or so his cronies would have us believe

Yeh and the docklands and IFSC was his baby B*llix!

Im all for not biting the hand that feeds you.........but come on lickin the (dead) ass of those who rip you off?? R we a nation of eijits of what????

Terry · 14-06-2006 11:36AM

monkeyfudge wrote:

Terrible idea... I still remember The September 11th day... The US didn't have a day of mourning for it... why the hell did we? I still had to go to work as I had deadlines to meet that didn't magically disappear, except I wasn't able to go to the pub afterwards.

unlucky. we found a pub in naas that was open and a nightclub afterwards.
one of my friends doesn't drink, so we had transport too. great night all around.

Orion · 14-06-2006 12:08PM

kittenkiller wrote:

Hmmm... Perhaps we should have a day of mourning for the Celtic Tiger instead?

Now that's a good idea

tk123 · 14-06-2006 12:10PM

I think it should be a day of mourning - who pays for these state funerals?We do!! - so by default we should be allowed to attend(or quietly mourn elsewhere...like a pub)...

kittenkiller · 14-06-2006 12:12PM

tk123 wrote:

I think it should be a day of mourning - who pays for these state funerals?We do!! - so by default we should be allowed to attend(or quietly mourn elsewhere...like a pub)...

Erm.... Were you of age on the last day of mourning?
Don't mean to be rude or anything...

But a day of mourning means pubs close too.
Publicans are due some mourning as much as you are!

tk123 · 14-06-2006 12:24PM

Ah but I reckon some pubs would open for this they'd do a roaring trade since he wasn't well liked and all. If you work a d.o.m you're entitled to get a day in lieu so it's not like the whole country would shut down- thats the way it was for sept 11..

TerrorFirmer · 14-06-2006 12:29PM

So eh....whats the actual status of this day of mourning??

aidan_walsh · 14-06-2006 12:33PM

Right now, it only seems to be speculation. There is nothing on the Taoiseach's press release site about it.

National Day of Mourning on Fri for CJ??

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