Queen of England asked to turn Buckingham Palace green for St Patrick’s Day

Pardon me omitting (below) that the Red Cross of St. Patrick (diagonal red lines, not the St. George vertical and horizontal red lines) should appear on the White lighting up of the middle portion of BuckPal in my compromise solution.

If they light up Buck Palace in Green, I’ll drown the green Dear Little Shamrock all day of St. Patrick’s Day in me pints of black. Someone suggested lighting up the entire frontage of BuckPal in Orange, one of the other colours of the Irish national flag, instead... hmmm, not a bad idea. As a compromise, how about Green on the left of the Palace frontage, White (the main colour of England’s flag) in the middle where the famous balcony is and Orange on the right frontage? Methinks no one will be offended by this mixture and therein may lay the right compromise…!

Towngate: SHe is the Queen of the England? What is the problem? Even the expression used over here used to descrive somebody as being too self important says "who does she think she is, the Queen of England. Do you really expect people to say who does she think she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and northern Ireland?

Towngate: SHe is the Queen of the England? What is the problem? Even the expression used over here used to descrive somebody as being too self important says "who does she think she is, the Queen of England. Do you really expect people to say who does she think she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and northern Ireland?

Towngate: SHe is the Queen of the England? What is the problem? Even the expression used over here used to descrive somebody as being too self important says "who does she think she is, the Queen of England. Do you really expect people to say who does she think she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and northern Ireland?

STEVEN: Is that you Manchester United and Coronation culture? Lots of Mc D's and KFC's in Ireland too!

Black and Green for Belfast City Hall would be Spiff ~

We do tend to get carried away here in the U.S. with all this green nonsense on St. Patrick's Day - to the point that it's meaningless. If Buckingham Palace turned green that would be powerfully symbolic and further evidence - if indeed further evidence is needed - that Ireland and Britain both realize how important they are to each other, especially in light of Ireland's broken love affair with the EU. After the U.S. Britain is Ireland's most important export market. Conversly, Ireland is Britain's 5th largest export partner - larger than the so-called BRIC countries combined (Brasil, Russia, India and China). To read many of the posts on IC one might think that we are still bitter enemies. Nothing could be further from the truth. Both countries have moved on - and, as David McWilliams, probably Ireland's best known economist recently said, "... we are great friends as well as great partners."

We do tend to get carried away here in the U.S. with all this green nonsense on St. Patrick's Day - to the point that it's meaningless. If Buckingham Palace turned green that would be powerfully symbolic and further evidence - if indeed further evidence is needed - that Ireland and Britain both realize how important they are to each other, especially in light of Ireland's broken love affair with the EU. After the U.S. Britain is Ireland's most important export market. Conversly, Ireland is Britain's 5th largest export partner - larger than the so-called BRIC countries combined (Brasil, Russia, India and China). To read many of the posts on IC one might think that we are still bitter enemies. Nothing could be further from the truth. Both countries have moved on - and, as David McWilliams, probably Ireland's best known economist recently said, "... we are great friends as well as great partners."

I don't believe there is any hope of it happening, but should it transpire it would be an incredible coup. Stevenstar's 12.14 EST rant suggests that Gabriel Byrne was correct regarding The Gathering being a shakedown, that Irish America is only good for it's USD. If Irish America's celebration of St Patrick's Day etc. is so offensive, why does he visit this site, a forum established to bring Irish related news and facilitate discussion on such, to Irish Americans??

Nothing wrong with Finglas stupid

@@@Ken from Dublin | Feb 14, 2013, 03:20 PM EST Buckingham Palace will turn green before the Brits ever agree to do that. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>KEN ARE YOU FROM TALLAGHT OR DARNDALE OR FINGLAS PERHAPS?? .. CAUSE THA SEEMS TO ME AS A REAL OULD WORKING CLASS OULD CHIP ON THE SHOULDER OLD MANS COMMENT TO MAKE >>>>> SORRY BUT IM A VERY PERCEPTIVE PERSON ..AM I RIGHT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OTHERWISE YOUR AN AMERICAN PRETENDING TO BE IRISH ONE OR THE OTHER !!!

@@@@pilib04 | Feb 14, 2013, 01:58 PM EST STEVENSTAR, what part of Pennsylvania did you say you were from?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CAN I BE HONEST AND SAY I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE PYNSELVALIA IS MATE SORRY ... I HAVE BEEN TO ILLINOIS ONCE I REMEMBER IT WAS NOTHING BUT SNOW... MILES UPON MILES OF CORN FIELDS AND PLASTIC MAC DONALDS, KFC AND WENDYS SIGNS EVERYWHERE ..............YES I MOST CERTAINLY WAS DELIGHTED TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN, GREEN FIELDS, NICE SCENERY AND BEACHES ETC ... SHUR ITS NO WONDER WHY SO MANY OF YE WANT TO HI-JACK MY CULTURE AND PRETEND TO BE IRISH .... HAHA !!!!

seanomelb | Feb 14, 2013, 05:06 PM EST >>>>>>>>>>>>YOUR SOME TULIP MATE!!! HAHA

Who cares our national rembrance day is easter monday,lest we forget.