St Patrick's Day

[Keith-M]

I think N.I. should have St.Patrick's Day as a holiday and in a spirit of co-operation, we should have July 12th!

[Riadach]

Perhaps we should consider having a national day which is not based on a religious figure.

What about one based on an excommunicate?

Devday

[stevey2005]

Isn't it about time St Pats was made an official holiday in Northern Ireland?

Can the assembly deliver this? most likely the votes for and against it will turn out with the usual sectarian crap:

DUP and UUP: No
SF and SDLP: Yes

Don't know about Alliance, although they backed the rejection of the ban on Irish in stormont. More and more unionists are beginning to celebrate it so who knows. It could fit easily into the new "shared future" stuff, shared recognition and funding on the same level as Orange parades.

St Patricks Day was adopted by nationalists as their day, who says that unionsits doesnt celebrate it??? Its as much a day for unionists as it is nationalists.

I'd have no objection against classifying it as a public holiday in NI.