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Rebranding St Patricks day for a greener future

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    #32
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users Posts: 8,809 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Tax and more Tax - that will solve everything


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    #33
    Thelonious Monk
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    It has to be the worst "festival" ever. We are just not suited to street parties. I went to Queen's day (now King's day) in Holland about 10 years ago and the whole of Amsterdam was in orange, millions come to the streets and drink beer and have boat parties, and there are DJs set up everywhere and little bars on the streets. You just couldn't do that here because of the amount of knackers who would kick off, and because the Gov wouldn't allow it anyway. It's sad to think Americans etc visit Dublin on St Pat's day thinking it's some great Mardi Gras type festival. It's f*cking sh*te.


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    #34
    Paddygreen
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Paddygreen


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    It has to be the worst "festival" ever. We are just not suited to street parties. I went to Queen's day (now King's day) in Holland about 10 years ago and the whole of Amsterdam was in orange, millions come to the streets and drink beer and have boat parties, and there are DJs set up everywhere and little bars on the streets. You just couldn't do that here because of the amount of knackers who would kick off, and because the Gov wouldn't allow it anyway. It's sad to think Americans etc visit Dublin on St Pat's day thinking it's some great Mardi Gras type festival. It's f*cking sh*te.

    It is a waste of time as it stands . I don't drink and the parades leave a disgraceful mess in their wake.a couple of years ago I asked a rather scruffy looking inebriated gentleman if he would be so kind as to remove the beer cans he discarded on the.street and place them in a bin that was less than fifty meters away, I was met with a tirade of abuse and threats of physical harm. I waited at a safe distance until he moved on and did it myself. This is one of the reasons why this festivals needs a core value, such as raising awareness about the cli:ate emergency, to make it worthwhile and something we can be proud of. The opportunity is there.


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    #35
    NSAman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Paddygreen wrote: »
    It is a waste of time as it stands . I don't drink and the parades leave a disgraceful mess in their wake.a couple of years ago I asked a rather scruffy looking inebriated gentleman if he would be so kind as to remove the beer cans he discarded on the.street and place them in a bin that was less than fifty meters away, I was met with a tirade of abuse and threats of physical harm. I waited at a safe distance until he moved on and did it myself. This is one of the reasons why this festivals needs a core value, such as raising awareness about the cli:ate emergency, to make it worthwhile and something we can be proud of. The opportunity is there.

    Go way with your BS movement.

    If you don't like it don't participate. If you don't like being Irish Move to the USA or some place. I'm sure they will be more than happy to listen to your silly suggestions about changing their National Holiday....Independence Day in the States could then become Independence from Carbon day!...(like that is ever gonna happen)


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    #36
    whisky_galore
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    It was a religious festival rebranded as a drinking festival.


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    Paddygreen
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Paddygreen


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    It was a religious festival rebranded as a drinking festival.

    It should promote a message about climate change. It is the perfect Green platform., we should use it to show the world that Ireland is serious about the climate emergency.


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    #38
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 16,360 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Paddygreen wrote: »
    It should promote a message about climate change. It is the perfect Green platform., we should use it to show the world that Ireland is serious about the climate emergency.

    LoL.
    Good luck with it.


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    Paddygreen wrote: »
    It should promote a message about climate change. It is the perfect Green platform., we should use it to show the world that Ireland is serious about the climate emergency.

    There is no climate emergency. Sorted.


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    #40
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Paddygreen wrote: »
    It is a waste of time as it stands . I don't drink and the parades leave a disgraceful mess in their wake.a couple of years ago I asked a rather scruffy looking inebriated gentleman if he would be so kind as to remove the beer cans he discarded on the.street and place them in a bin that was less than fifty meters away, I was met with a tirade of abuse and threats of physical harm. I waited at a safe distance until he moved on and did it myself. This is one of the reasons why this festivals needs a core value, such as raising awareness about the cli:ate emergency, to make it worthwhile and something we can be proud of. The opportunity is there.

    Is that you Aongus, have you turned green


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    #41
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    No, lets leave the activism out of everyday life......thanks.


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