This afternoon.
Dublin city centre.
The St Patrick’s Day Parade featuring John C Reilly (pic 3), International Grand Marshall, President Higgins and Sabina Higgins (Pic 4) and Ellen Keane and Kellie Harrington (pic 5), Irish Grand Marshalls.
This afternoon.
Dublin city centre.
The St Patrick’s Day Parade featuring John C Reilly (pic 3), International Grand Marshall, President Higgins and Sabina Higgins (Pic 4) and Ellen Keane and Kellie Harrington (pic 5), Irish Grand Marshalls.
Biden: “Bless me father, for I’m about to sin. I just want you to know, I may be Irish, but I’m not stupid.” pic.twitter.com/TOFTs1u0OH
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 17, 2022
Ah here.
This morning/afternoon.
The White House, Washington DC.
Joe Biden at the Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Taoiseach Micheál Martin was in isolation across the street after testing positive for the rona.
Meanwhile….
PELOSI: “I will be reading a poem written by Bono about Ukraine which you might find interesting.” pic.twitter.com/6AqHlpsTPP
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 17, 2022
Um.
Update:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the new St. Patrick… at least, according to a poem written by Bono and read Thursday by Nancy Pelosi. https://t.co/bHtaFAyfpl
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 17, 2022
Good grief.
Earlier: Rain On His Parade
Yesterday.
London, England.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the St Patrick’s Day Festival, the first major event in London since the UK first locked down in March 2020.
Pics: GIS/RollingNews
The votes are in.
On Saint Patrick’s Day, with a patriotic €50 Golden Discs voucher on offer, I asked for your favourite Irish song (either as Gaeilge or in English) sung by any artist from Ireland or abroad.
You answered in your dozens.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
Sometimes by My Bloody Valentine
Smith writes:
“From the 1991 album Loveless. Came to this album late and couldn’t believe it was an Irish band. Kevin Shields is a genius, essentially pioneered the shoegaze sub-genre.
“For me this song evokes so many feelings that change throughout. I get a mix of anxiety, sadness and utter bliss, due almost entirely to the music and arrangements. Turned up much later on the Lost in Translation (2003) soundtrack. Suited that movie perfectly & the band were introduced to a new generation. Timeless masterpiece.”
Runner-up:
Beautiful Affair by Stockton’s Wing
Clampers Outside writes:
‘Walking around, be part of the sound,
Forget all your downs.
Feel the air.
Beautiful affair’“An iconic, utterly timeless song not only of the trad-folk genre but of the whole catalogue of Irish music, I believe.
“Released in 1982, I was only 11, I remember the radio play it received, which was plenty. But it wasn’t until my early 20s did I appreciate the beauty of it.
“The lyrical poetry, particularly the chorus – my favourite lines are are above – opening the song with a gently sung chorus of male voices sans music accompaniment helps create a feeling of mysticism and magic.
“There is a near expectation of melancholy to the sound. The music comes in, layering a fullness to the seemless chorus and lead singer interplay. That expectation of melancholy tenderly lost now by a positivity in the lyrics that you can “feel (in) the air” around you. That mystic.
“But it’s not over there… another light hit confirming that upbeat feeling comes in on the delightful dancing sound of the tin whistle.
“By now, I’m usually smiling and feeling light on my feet, ready to take on another two hits of the beautiful chorus… and when it’s all over, hit ‘play’ again.
“Once is never enough, sure it’s pure magic.”
Winner:
The Foggy Dew by Sinéad O’Connor and The Chieftains
Niall writes:
“Practically anything sung by the national treasure that is Sinéad O’ Connor.
“I’ve never heard a voice as powerful as hers. The passion, energy and emotion she puts into singing is like nothing else I’ve heard.”
Nick says: Thanks all.
Previously: Win Nick’s Paddy’s Day Voucher
This afternoon/evening.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin meets, from top: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US Vice-President Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden, during a ‘virtual’ St Patrick’s visit to Washington DC.
Biden voices support for GFA in meeting with Taoiseach (RTÉ)
Pics via RollingNews
Happy St Patrick’s Day, a chairde!
To celebrate our national holiday, I’m offering a Shamrock-covered €50 Golden Discs voucher to one lucky reader, so I am.
Simply tell me below what’s your favourite Irish song (either as Gaeilge or in English) sung by any artist from Ireland or abroad.
Here’s mine.
The winner will be chosen by my AI robot leprechaun.
Lines MUST close at 9.45pm.
Please include video if possible.
Nick says: Good luck!
This afternoon.
O’Connell Street, Dublin 1.
A small anti-lockdown protest is broken up by gardai.
That’ll learn them.
Arrests as major garda operation under way for St Patrick’s Day (RTÉ)
Earlier: Meanwhile, In Herbert Park
This afternoon.
Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Rebellious ‘revellers’ celebrate anti-lockdown Le Chéile Day: Families supporting Families for Mental Health.
Where are your…
…oh, never mind.
Earlier: Back To You In The Studio
Pics by KN