At the Body & Soul music and arts festival last year
But do you also want to see the Ireland v Belgium match this weekend?
Well…
Alan Meehan writes:
Very few times does our little nation get to come together and rejoice in the achievements of Irish soccer at major finals. This is one of those moments and it needs to be grasped with both hands!
Let’s petition Body & Soul to bring a small piece of Ireland’s odyssey in France to a field in Westmeath! So that, together, we can recreate some of the joyous scenes that Irish fans are creating in France and do our nation proud by cheering on Martin, Keano and the boys down at Ballinlough Castle.
Wouldn’t you rather watch the game on a proper screen than on a phone that isn’t going to work anyway?
You can sign the petition here
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You mean they cant bring their smartphone and stream #scandal !
Is it going to be a vegan friendly screening?
Fluffy, you are constantly mentioning vegans on this site.
Show me where they hurt you?
Closet vegan?
That was mean:)
On the vegan dolly?
He hates artists too for some illogical reason.
Insert Hitler reference here
and hipsters..cant forget about the hipsters
http://hipsterhitler.com/
I know Body & Soul isn’t really a “big screen” soccer kind of festival. Maybe they could compromise and show it on a wood-paneled 80’s Sanyo TV decorated with a collage of Irelands Own cuttings.
real fans don’t go to flippin Body and Soul
Eamon Dunphys right.
Having worked in live events/Audio visual industry in the past – it strikes me as obvious – knock on the farmer’s door, say, “We’re not from London – can we run a cable from your aerial socket?” – plug into a tv receiver, connect to projector and PA system – job done! (There may be a fair amount of cable involved?)
It could be a welcome break from the break?
Just signed the petition, I don’t know what 63% means – do they need 2000 signatories for a mandate and it will happen, or will it be tabled for further discussion? – Anyhoo, good luck!
Are you the Farmer?
Saorview like :)
I’m delighted they are not showing it. If you really want to watch it, just walk into town. it’s only about a mile.
For anyone not into football or sport it invades every aspect of our lives and is showed in our face everywhere. It also attracts the wrong crowds and brings with it a yobbish culture that has no place in B&S.
It’s not the place or time .
Aint no party like a Billy Kremlin party…
I’ll be gacked outta my face on bags, Dutch Minions and stareberry field trips. I know how to party.
Say hi to Sarah Murphy for us
Will do!
Sorry Billy that you feel that way -I’d be a GAA type, rather than soccer type, however – I watch the Irish matches because it’s all-inclusive (by way of fans) big tournament – one wants to see one’s country do well – or at least watch?
“The wrong crowds – and brings with it a Yobbish culture”. – I’ve been a vegetarian for 35 years (not a vegan), if that’s what the majority wants, not to show the Ireland/Belgium match – so be it, but I think having signed the petition and having seen the numbers in favour – your claims about sport are a tad unfounded.
I get your point, I want the team to well and its great to see the country to get together.
However on Saturday the match will literally be everywhere you turn and what the beauty of body and soul is you get up escape the norm. It’s once a year. The reason it’s so special is that it doesn’t do stuff like this.
As I said the town is right beside it and I’m sure some enterprising taxi man will be doing spins down to the local. Who will be only delighted .
I can’t deny your enthusiasm for sure Billy – enjoy Body and Soul!
(they can still ask the farmer…etc!)
Pathetic appeal from a typical ‘I want it all’ loser. If you want to watch soccer, sell your B&S ticket go and find a place to watch it – why should you expect your present company to cater for your every whim?
Lol
Pathetic appeal eh? How dare someone ‘want it all’ and be a ‘loser’ to boot? Soccer fans, know your place!
It is pathetic. You book a ticket for an entertainment experience but decide you want to watch TV during it so you call it your host’s problem for not providing you with that dual experience.
lol
Dual experience…
I chuckled at that :)
Funny, I didn’t see anything in the post about it being the hosts problem. I must have misread.
The dole office with a bag of cans?
If I was going to Body & Soul but determined to see the game I’d find it much more appealing to go to the nearest town for a couple of hours to watch it.
An extra couple of quid collected from everyone attending to pay the fine might be needed, like
Bring your Grandad’s old transistor radio.
Then sell it to some Hipster.