Olympic Torch relay - Are you looking forward to its arrival, and will you be there?

LordSutch

Seven Olympic torchbearers will run with the torch throught the streets of Dublin on Wednesday the 6th of June.
The torchbearers will carry the flame, which arrives in Howth at 9.30am from a border handover, through the streets of Dublin.
The ceremony finishes with the lighting of a commemorative Olympic cauldron at the bandstand in St Stephen’s Green at 11.50am.

Torchbearers include Irish gold medallists Ronnie Delany and Michael Carruth, Jedward, Kilkenny hurler Henry Shefflin, retired rugby player Shane Horgan and Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan. The flame began its journey around Britain last week in Cornwall and thousands have turned out to see it en route.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/torch-relay/9275035/London-2012-Olympic-torch-relay-route-map-street-by-street.html

http://www.olympicsport.ie/news/5024-all-the-olympic-torchbearers.html

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2012/5/24/1337879718606/Will.I.Am-carries-the-Oly-009.jpg

flutterflye

Think I'll be washing my hair that day.

Nothingbetter2d

flutterflye wrote: »

Think I'll be washing my hair that day.

use the torch to heat the water to wash your hair

chin_grin

Ha! Wouldn't it be gas if it p!ssed rain and it put it out?

Oh I AM a giddy goat!

Biggins

No. Pass.

Cookie_Monster

LordSutch wrote: »

The torchbearers will carry the flame, which arrives in Howth at 9.30am from a border handover

Has the border moved south since I left

Madam

It passes just a few minutes away from me in Glasgow but nope I won't be here to see it(on my way to Oz that day:)), not that I'd be bothered anyway.

Nothingbetter2d

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Has the border moved south since I left

no we joined germany... we are now known as west west germany... kenny signed us over but told noone


schlecht gesprochenes Deutsch ist nun unser offizieller langauge

SEPT 23 1989

It might never be in Dublin again

so of course i won't go and see it

LordSutch

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Has the border moved south since I left

Yes, its been specially moved for the Olympics to save the runners from calf strain )

Actually I got that quote from the Irish Times (see last paragraph), http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0526/1224316733049.html
So I can only presume that the flame comes down on the train to Howth Junction for the handover?

Pompey Magnus

I won't be watching the Olympics so I sure as hell won't be going out of my way to watch the least interesting aspect of the entire event.

gabsdot40

I'm going to keep the kids home from school ad bring them in to see it. I've no doubt they won't appreciate it. My son is 8 and at the moment everything is lame. But i'm bringing them anyway damn it!!!!

dmcronin

Jedward. Why?

Are cartwheels an Olympic event now?

phasers

I don't see the appeal in watching a fella carry a torch down the road

im invisible

Did anyone go see it the last time it was here?

CardBordWindow

Going to see a fire......in this weather!!? It'd be one thing if it was winter.

Run_to_da_hills

The Olympic Torch has its roots in Nazi Germany.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/16/torch-nazis-lit-olympic-flame

paul_mcshane

the olympics has fallen in stature in a big way , it was once the top sporting event by some distance , track and field has always been the flagship of the olympics and track and field has slid down the pecking order of spectator sports this past fifteen years

the olympics is one big who cares

Immaculate Pasta

Why when the Olympics is being hosted by Britain, is the Olympic Torch visiting a foreign country?

Run_to_da_hills

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Why when the Olympics is being hosted by Britain, is the Olympic Torch visiting a foreign country?

This also happened with the Tour de France in 1998.

As long as they can keep the games itself out of this country I am fine about it.

Jester252

Jedward, Kilkenny hurler Henry Shefflin, retired rugby player Shane Horgan and Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan

Good to see that they are a last getting recognition for their life time work with the Olympics.

saintsaltynuts

No one gives a shiny sh1te the Euro's are on.

ejmaztec

We're not allowed to burn stuff, so why should they get away with it? They should be arrested.

Anita Blow

Immaculate Pasta wrote: »

Why when the Olympics is being hosted by Britain, is the Olympic Torch visiting a foreign country?

We're far too small to ever host an event like the Olympics so this would be the only chance we'd get to have the torch in our country. We share a border with NI so while it's in Belfast it'd be relatively simple to run it down to Dublin and then back to England.
I'm not going to complain. It's a fair enough argument by the Olympic Council of Ireland and it'll be good exposure for the country.

im invisible

Shure we hosted the Special Olympics in 2003 (i think), and the olympic torch did a tour of the country,

Pompey Magnus

Anita Blow wrote: »

it'll be good exposure for the country.

No it won't, nobody abroad will pay any attention whatsoever to the fact it will be here for a few hours.

The same argument was used about how great it was for the Queen and Obama to visit last year, I would be amazed if ten tourists in total decided they would come to Ireland based on those visits.

LordSutch

I heard from a friend that Paul McGrath will be doing one leg of the relay here in Dublin (a real footballing hero to those of who remember).

old_aussie

F*ck the olympics, and tourch bearers,

They're only in it for the money

Zebra3

It's amazing the crap some people get excited over.

biko

Ok this will sound political but why bring the torch to Dublin if the games are in the UK.
Ok, it's Dublin and all but still?

Oh and no, I won't be there.

Logical Fallacy

biko wrote: »

Ok this will sound political but why bring the torch to Dublin if the games are in the UK.
Ok, it's Dublin and all but still?

Oh and no, I won't be there.

The torch always travels through multiple countries during the relay.

kerry4sam

Yes I would like to be in Dublin to see this, as corny as the occasion would be , subject to work commitments though which I won't know about until a few days prior to the Olympic Torch being in Dublin

Nodin

biko wrote: »

Ok this will sound political but why bring the torch to Dublin if the games are in the UK.
Ok, it's Dublin and all but still?

Oh and no, I won't be there.

They ran it through Britain when it was in China so I doubt theres any significance to it.

westendgirlie

I watched the torch bearer run through our local town for the special olympics. If I was in Dublin and wasn't busy, I'd watch this one too.

I love watching the olympics and i'm still debating whether to head over to London to see some events.

Chuck Stone

£15,000,000,000.

My name is URL

I saw a girl running through the streets of Dundalk a few weeks ago with what looked like a torch and a small entourage, and had assumed it was something to do with the Olympics. Guess it was just a shoplifter with a bottle of rosé being chased by a couple of shop assistants.

John Doe1

It will be in strabane soon enough so i'll got to that.

sdanseo

I find it nice that they include us, but the second someone refers to Dublin as "A stop on its tour of Britain" is when I'll start getting very angry.

brummytom

I literally couldn't give any less of a shit about the Olympics. I'll leave it to the Cockneys to care.

Nodin

sdeire wrote: »

I find it nice that they include us, but the second someone refers to Dublin as "A stop on its tour of Britain" is when I'll start getting very angry.

I think thats what the OP is hoping for.

Varied

Christ.

You'd have to be a complete idiot to not realise that the torch doesn't just travel through the country that is hosting.

Worst flame thread I've come across.

flutterflye

Varied wrote: »

Christ.

You'd have to be a complete idiot to not realise that the torch doesn't just travel through the country that is hosting.

Worst flame thread I've come across.

Ha!
How many flame threads have you come across?
And what makes them so much better?!

fedor.2.

sdeire wrote: »

I find it nice that they include us, but the second someone refers to Dublin as "A stop on its tour of Britain" is when I'll start getting very angry.

Let me guess..............we wouldn't like you when your angry. What a bunch of miserable bastards, i know most of ye wouldnt be that athletic and this probably reminds ye of being bullied at PE, but, im delighted that its coming here, and ill be there. You lot can just sit in in front of the computer for a change:rolleyes:

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banned.

oppenheimer1

Varied wrote: »

Christ.

You'd have to be a complete idiot to not realise that the torch doesn't just travel through the country that is hosting.

Worst flame thread I've come across.

Actually after the fiasco of the Beijing torch relay, it was decided that the torch should only travel around the host country. A special exemption had to be sought for the flames trip to Dublin from the IOC.

The flame is coming to Dublin as part of the new reconciliation between the two countries. It is the typical moaners that are knocking the event, and cannot see the positives in it. It is unlikely the Olympic torch will ever visit this country again.

Is it anything to get excited about? Well seeing the general attitude of posters here, the negative responses are all too predictable. I would love to go and see it myself, but I think I am working down the country that day, unfortunately .

plein de force

nah, i don't find someone running with a torch much to get excited over

Nodin

plein de force wrote: »

nah, i don't find someone running with a torch much to get excited over

Aye.


Its different where theres a few hundred of them doing it, heading towards your gaff.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Apart from Ronnie Delaney and Michael Carruth do we have any other Olympic champions still alive who could take part? It seems a bit ridiculous having Jedward in it. Even any of the silver or bronze medalists from recent history would be nice.

oppenheimer1

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Apart from Ronnie Delaney and Michael Carruth do we have any other Olympic champions still alive who could take part? It seems a bit ridiculous having Jedward in it. Even any of the silver or bronze medalists from recent history would be nice.

Sonia O'Sullivan
Cian O'Connor
Michelle Smith
Ken Egan


Personally I don't agree with having Jedward take part either.

phasers

My name is URL wrote: »

I saw a girl running through the streets of Dundalk a few weeks ago with what looked like a torch and a small entourage, and had assumed it was something to do with the Olympics. Guess it was just a shoplifter with a bottle of rosé being chased by a couple of shop assistants.

Did you steal that joke from Have I Got News for you?

DEFTLEFTHAND

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Sonia O'Sullivan
Cian O'Connor
Michelle Smith
Ken Egan


Personally I don't agree with having Jedward take part either.

Yeah I'd like Sonia, Ken and Paddy Barnes to take part, maybe also ask the late Darren Sutherland's father to do it. Cian O'Connor through no fault of his own mind you had his medal taken off him so unfortunately he won't go down in history as an Olympic medalist. Theres still too much controversy hanging over Michelle Smith for her to be asked.

Varied

flutterflye wrote: »

Ha!
How many flame threads have you come across?
And what makes them so much better?!

Their hidden talent to annoy without suspicion.