The Parade - Anyone watching?

finnharpsboy

blathnaid talking to marty whelan on the chair

murpho999

stalebread wrote: »

I'm watching this at home and cringing ... It's pathetic... Des Cahill yawn

Why would you be cringing?

Also, RTE are not responsible for what is in the parade in fairness.

Riverireland

Just turned it on, not showing off Dublin at its best so far. Won't be watching it for long. Not exactly exciting.

CountyHurler

That's the BritPop float... There's a guy dressed as Liam Gallagher going around saying "alll righttt" and nutting people in the crowd...

Atlantic Dawn

Was Des commentating from his house?

ProudDUB

Riverireland wrote: »

Just turned it on, not showing off Dublin at its best so far. Won't be watching it for long. Not exactly exciting.

Eh....it ends in 10 minutes...

Choochtown

... and green face red trousers lad managed to hang on to the statue until the very end ...

Firewalkwithme

Some of those kids on the bikes weren't wearing a helmet, not a good idea really. Anyway, by and large it was fairly dull except for Sproai, the weather related one was probably the best IMO.

CountyHurler

Seems like the parade has become more of an advertisement for drama groups (and VW) than it is to do with Ireland or St Patrick's Day..... Way too many brass bands playing the same tired old cliché songs... Though I did feel sorry for them trying to play a musical instrument in the cold... I saw the last band walking through and one kid looked so cold I think his hand was stuck to his trumpet... ehm... ye know what I mean.

CountyHurler

Another clanger from Joe Biden... lol

cerastes

OU812 wrote: »

This is the second year that a car manufacturer has got to buy their way into the front of the parade. I understand that it has to be paid for, but at least make the corporate sponsor the second or third thing in it. They'd get the same amount of coverage & we'd retain our dignity.

You mean ahead of the President, actually what am I thinking, of course.

Autosport wrote: »

Could vw at least have green/white/gold cars in line

How about black yellow and red, slightly more realistic.

I second the wolfhounds leading the way or they could let Blaithnaid off the leash, followed by the presidental car? is there ever any representation for animal groups at the parade? dogs, horses? dolphins?
Be nice to see a load of dog walkers and some horses, obviously taking up the rear, so everyone doesnt have to walk in any sheet, be about right for our streets too.

kja1888

CountyHurler wrote: »

Another clanger from Joe Biden... lol

That made me laugh out loud

ProudDUB

CountyHurler wrote: »

Seems like the parade has become more of an advertisement for drama groups (and VW) than it is to do with Ireland or St Patrick's Day..... Way too many brass bands playing the same tired old cliché songs... Though I did feel sorry for them trying to play a musical instrument in the cold... I saw the last band walking through and one kid looked so cold I think his hand was stuck to his trumpet... ehm... ye know what I mean.

When you are actually there, the brass bands are the best part imo. It may not come across on the telly, but they get people pumped up. These high falutin theatre groups look great on the telly, but they don't make much noise, or give people anything to do, other than go "oh look, yet another cute chisler dressed up as a daffodil." Once 50 of them have passed in front you, it gets a bit boring. The brass bands are much more lively.

vkid

If rte played the video from last year..I doubt anyone would really notice.

sjb25

CountyHurler wrote: »

Another clanger from Joe Biden... lol

It was amazing poor endas nervous laugh you could see him thinking o sh1t

Wilberto

Anyone else watching the parade live on Irish TV?

They were airing live from the Armagh parade, presumably as it's the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland seeing as they couldn't stop mentioning it during the entire parade!

ProudDUB

Transmogrification was RTE's word of the day at the Dublin parade.

God knows why.

Is it Peter Robinson turning Joe Biden's mortification into wine? :rolleyes:

mister gullible

Quite enjoyed it on d'telly. The fox and owl were great as was the Japanese display, the weather display and some of the bands.

ProudDUB

I did too. Methinks people are expecting a wee bit too much in the excitement stakes, just because it is on the telly. It's a parade, not a Die Hard movie. Seeing as it features lots of kids, teenagers and amateur dramatic groups/theatre companies with limited budgets, fireworks and explosions are probably not going to be the order of the day.

Still, its a massive improvement on parades from my childhood, when the highlight was always the Aer Lingus float, featuring a cardboard plane covered in crepe paper rosettes, that the green ran out from if it rained. My da worked for AL and we could never go home until we saw that. God, it was tedious wait !

jjll

The ginge destroyed it for me espec saying something in irish to the canadians then mocked them saying thats irish you know