New Bank Holiday
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Topic: New Bank Holiday
Posted By: MayoMark
Subject: New Bank Holiday
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 4:15pm
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https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0111/1273052-bank-holiday/
Be nice to have a long, long weekend in March! Nice to have an extra bank holiday too going forward, but not too excited about the proposal. Don't think it should have had any religious connections to be honest but mainly don't think it should have been at such a miserable time of year! Either way, extra day off  ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
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Posted By: colemanY2K
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 4:32pm
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The new public holiday has nothing to do with religion. Every day of the year has one or more Saints attributed to it. 1st of February just so happens to be St Brigids day. Anyway I'm all for more public holidays
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Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:16pm
| Can’t see how this new Bank holiday will recognise frontline workers as most of them will have to work the bank holiday Hospital staff, Supermarket workers etc. Certainly no benefits for them it’s just another day off for the people who stayed at home during the pandemic. |
Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:20pm
But great news for those in big jobs like us teachers
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Trigboy 10 wrote:Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:27pm
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Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:27pm
You forgot to edit your comment! ------------- You know Spider, you're a f**kin' mumbling stuttering little f**k. You know that? |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:38pm
I tend to agree all Frontline/ Essential workers should Just be given an Extra days paid holiday next year to be taken when they wish to reward them. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 5:56pm
| I worked throughout the Pandemic also so delighted to get an extra days pay and if I end up being rosterd in on the new BH an extra days leave on top of the double time. |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 6:12pm
| 5th or 6th time they've said this, hopefully they follow through this time. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 6:13pm
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I got a 'Wellness day' whereby you take a day off to look after yourself. I took mine after the last Ireland game whereby I spent the day rolling around the sack in an absolute heap ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 6:45pm
The system clearly works  ------------- It would damage this forums' reputation |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 6:56pm
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All fire houses/stations are closed for the new bank holiday. The firemen
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 6:57pm
Pain in the hole that it will rotate day each year. Same with Paddy's Day. It was brilliant when they moved it to June for a one off due to foot and mouth years ago. A poxy Tuesday/Wednesday in March some years  ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 7:03pm
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Exactly Can't see why it can't be a Monday in July ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: Saint Tom
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 7:27pm
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Would prefer a double holiday in March. No sense in a rotating day either. Fix it for a Monday if it needs to be February. ------------- My destination inchicore my next stop being kilmainham Where patriots and super saints are the topics of conversation |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 7:40pm
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Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 7:45pm
It's just the closest Monday to the day, think it's a good time for it, a long stretch between New year and Paddy's
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 7:48pm
That's grand if it is indeed the case. Doubt they even know themselves. Winging it. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 3:59am
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Would prefer if new bank holidays were on Fridays. f**k Mondays
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Posted By: sausy
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 9:40am
Same here. I've been in the office since day one as a designated essential worked so welcome any additional day off. Like HB, we were all given an extra days leave last year too. ------------- Bimbos Burgers - "Official Sponsor of the Irish Squad" |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 10:57am
| I've taken the first Monday of Feb off every year. It coincides with the Sunday of the SuperBowl so lets me stay up late that night, and it's a nice 4 day week to break up a bleak time of year. Wake up late, out for lunch, feet up on the couch. Great date for it |
Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 11:00am
The move to an 18 week season hasn't really suited you so!
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 1:00pm
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 1:38pm
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Posted By: Bandwagon
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 2:37pm
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Would much prefer a new BH in July or Sept. Far longer days, decent weather and would be good to get away for a weekend. If Sept it could fall on the International break too which would be a good long weekend esp for an away. Feb is a sh*te month for it, still dark early in the evening, baltic miserable weather. Financially just getting back on track after Xmas before Valentines hits. Shortest month of the year too so it goes by that bit quicker anyway. |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 11:48am
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Great news about the new bank holiday from next year and extra day they are giving this year on the Friday after Paddy's day. Regarding Feb Bank Holiday moving forward, does anyone know if it will be the 1st of Feb every year or would be the first Monday? It sounds like it will he 1st of Feb each year meaning it might fall in midweek some years. Would much prefer if it was the first Monday so we are guaranteed a long weekend
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 11:57am
Yeah, would prefer it to be first Monday of February instead of the 1st of Feb. One thing which which always annoys me about St. Patrick's day is the if it falls midweek
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Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 1:13pm
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I thought I heard them saying it would be the first Monday in February. ------------- I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong. |
Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 1:19pm
| it will be the first Monday in February, unless the 1st February falls on a Friday, in which case it will be the Friday. |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 1:20pm
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wtf in February? ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: Drumcondra 69er
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 1:55pm
St Brigid's Day so to celebrate Mná na hÉireann. There's been lobbying to have it on that day for the last few years. ------------- Blog: http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI Twitter: @afalsefirstxi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afalsefirstxi/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 2:12pm
That is sensible! Happy with that. Long weekend in the canaries / city break to end the Janaury blues will be the way forward
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 3:45pm
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Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 4:42pm
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b926b-government-agrees-covid-recognition-payment-and-new-public-holiday/" rel="nofollow - https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b926b-government-agrees-covid-recognition-payment-and-new-public-holiday/ |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 4:55pm
Enjoy the pissing rain / drizzle ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 4:56pm
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 6:07pm
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 6:36pm
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Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:40pm
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can I interest you in some sun cream ? Thought not ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2022 at 9:01am
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2022 at 11:39am
Two days off in July, up the Protestants
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2022 at 12:10pm
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2022 at 3:14pm
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