July 12 should it be a Public Holiday...?

Dub13 · 31-05-2008 08:04PM #1

With the great weekend that is this one today I got thinking and looking forward to the next long weekend and its not on till August which is the end of the summer.We are always going on about having more Public Holidays,we have to start making our unionist neighbor's feel more at home/at ease with us.

So I think its about time we made July 12th a Public Holiday in the Republic,its a win win situation in my eyes we get another Public Holiday and its at the hight of the summer.We also open up a bit more to our unionist neighbor's,and its not a random date as this is part of our history as well.

It may well be political suicide for a politician to suggest this at the moment but lets start the campaign here.

Agent Smith · 31-05-2008 08:06PM

Yes!

<I like days off>

mikemac · 31-05-2008 08:09PM

Atari Jaguar

February 1st, St Bridgets Day is a better option imo

flanum · 31-05-2008 08:11PM

Atari Jaguar

That would be a bit stupid now. Would we have to have to participate in marches down nationalist areas (erm 99.99% of the republic) slagging ourselves off? Salute the Union jack? Build huge bonfires with the tri-colour sitting on top? Call each other fenians and papists? This is quite possibly one of the stupidest suggestions ive heard in a long time.

Dub13 · 31-05-2008 08:12PM

No

flanum wrote: »

That would be a bit stupid now. Would we have to have to participate in marches down nationalist areas (erm 99.99% of the republic) slagging ourselves off? Salute the Union jack? Build huge bonfires with the tri-colour sitting on top? Call each other fenians and papists? This is quite possibly one of the stupidest suggestions ive heard in a long time.

You don't have to participate in anything,Paddy's days is a Public Holiday up north.Its a day to remember our shared history.

Mossy Monk · 31-05-2008 08:14PM

Atari Jaguar

I do not think July 12th should be a public holiday. Perhaps we should adopt July 14th to make the French feel welcome.

ejmaztec · 31-05-2008 08:16PM

We can have Thanksgiving Day as well, to give thanks that America is three thousand miles away:p

testicle · 31-05-2008 08:27PM

July 12 should only be a public holiday if April 24 is one first...

Oswald Osbourne · 31-05-2008 08:38PM

July 12th sounds delightful. We could all go for a brisk walk down the queens highway and enjoy the glorious weather.

javaboy · 31-05-2008 08:38PM

I live off the taxpayer so no I don't think you lot should get more days off. Back to work slouches.

Sherifu · 31-05-2008 09:36PM

javaboy wrote: »

I live off the taxpayer so no I don't think you lot should get more days off. Back to work slouches.

Leech.

Atari takes the lead \o/

Dub13 · 31-05-2008 10:59PM

No

Sherifu wrote: »

Atari takes the lead \o/

Not anymore....;)

Pompey Magnus · 31-05-2008 11:23PM

Atari Jaguar

Why not? As a nation we celebrate the shambles that was the Easter Rising whereby we managed to capture and promptly lose a Post Office and a biscuit factory, why not celebrate yet another embarrassing defeat in a long line of embarressments, this time the Irish Catholics fighting for the English king against the Vatican supported William of Orange.

Have we actually ever won a battle since Clontarf?

Dub13 · 01-06-2008 12:48AM

No

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Have we actually ever won a battle since Clontarf?

Yes

The Al Lad · 01-06-2008 02:48AM

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-06-2008 02:59AM

No

Ok, so how about we make it optional? Those of us who love the idea can can have the day off, and the rest of you politically-conscientious patriots can go to work as normal.

There - everyone's happy!

Miss Fluff · 01-06-2008 04:46AM

Atari Jaguar

The Al Lad wrote: »

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

+1

Oswald Osbourne · 01-06-2008 08:09AM

Dub13 wrote: »

Yes

2-0 aggregate win. (1-0 on the pitch and 1-0 off the pitch).

darkskol · 01-06-2008 09:28AM

Dub13 wrote: »

Yes

Just who is that "boner" fella he keeps metioning :pac:

biko · 01-06-2008 09:30AM

Atari Jaguar

Celebrating the Battle of the Boyne? Hell no.

Dub13 · 01-06-2008 11:40AM

No

The Al Lad wrote: »

Stupid idea

The day you get banned from here should be made a national holiday

Great augment,well done.

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Ok, so how about we make it optional? Those of us who love the idea can can have the day off, and the rest of you politically-conscientious patriots can go to work as normal.

Sounds good to me.

biko wrote: »

Celebrating the Battle of the Boyne? Hell no.

It should not matter who won.....that day had a huge effect on Irish history.

Guy:Incognito · 01-06-2008 12:22PM

No

Yes, any extra days off are welcome for whatever reason.

St Georges day ftw aswell.

eoin2nc · 01-06-2008 12:30PM

Atari Jaguar

Yes lets celebrate this battle, after which we had our land taken off us, sent to hell or to Connacht, treated as inferior beings,and just look at the Famine. A million die and another million emigrate because the British force the Irish to export their crops while the famine sets in. Just an example of what this country had to go through after 12 July

I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.

BTW didnt we win the War of Independence as well?

Guy:Incognito · 01-06-2008 12:37PM

No

eoin2nc wrote: »

I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.
?

Ignorance and not caring are different. I dont dwell on stuff that happened last week never mind a century and more back.

Days off affect the here and now, which funnily enough is where I live. It could be done on an opt in ,no penalty basis. That way you can enjoy your day in work whiile I lie in then do as little as possible.

Blisterman · 01-06-2008 12:45PM

I think July the 19th should be a public holiday instead.

Celebrate Galway being liberated of indians.

Guy:Incognito · 01-06-2008 12:47PM

No

Blisterman wrote: »

I think July the 19th should be a public holiday instead.

Celebrate Galway being liberated of indians.

I'll take that one too.

Xavi6 · 01-06-2008 12:49PM

+1 to July the 19th

Sure the Ice Age ended that day. Far bigger than any poxy battle.

Dinter · 01-06-2008 02:45PM

eoin2nc wrote: »

I know a lot of people in this country are ignorant of their past, but seriously this suggestion takes the biscuit for stupidity.

Wow, mate you should really do your homework on the Battle of the Boyne, it's consequences and who exactly was fighting.

It'll be an eye opener for you.

OT if Ian Paisley's birthday was being offered as a national holiday I'd be all for it. Anything that gets me out of the office for the day!

The Al Lad · 01-06-2008 03:13PM

Dub13 wrote: »

Great augment,well done.

It's not an argument...it's a FACT

and what would be the point, it would only antagonise half the country,

Krieg · 01-06-2008 03:23PM

No

Dinter wrote: »

OT if Ian Paisley's birthday was being offered as a national holiday I'd be all for it. Anything that gets me out of the office for the day!

+1!

Honestly though, we really should have a bank holiday in july. Theres been talk in that last number of years about Ireland getting 1/2 bank holidays because other european states have them. Sounds stupid, but at the moment I feel like im being conned out of 2 days paid leave from work at the mo

Dinter · 01-06-2008 03:27PM

Krieg wrote: »

+1!

Honestly though, we really should have a bank holiday in july. Theres been talk in that last number of years about Ireland getting 1/2 bank holidays because other european states have them. Sounds stupid, but at the moment I feel like im being conned out of 2 days paid leave from work at the mo

And if your leave year runs from April 1st to March 31st (like mine) there's less bank holidays this year because of how Easter fell in last years one.

Grrrr. :mad:

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