Are there any Saint Patrick's day festivities in Zurich apart from Paddy Reillys, Shamrock, McGees ?
A few years ago there was a big outdoor party near Fraumuster and then indoors at the Casino at Zurichorn which were good fun and not too cramped?

Outdoors on St Paddys. Sacrilege!

And if there are can people stop wearing those f%!£$*g stupid oversive hats please?

Thanks

Some people think a Black Velvet is a way to ruin both Guinness and Champagne.

Don't knock it 'til you've tried it though . . . it's great.

Now . . . where in Zürich could one get a good Black Velvet and some oysters? That's a proper St Patrick's treat.

I've always been served Black Velvets with Strongbow----But now I'm very interested in trying the Champagne version

Sadly, anyone getting to Paddy Reillys now will have to stand outside :-)))

Maybe it's time for a pub crawl, Paddy Reilly's, McGees and the Shamrock.

Happy St Patrick's Day to all the Irish out there by the way.


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Who's there?
Irish Stew
Irish Stew who?
Irish Stew in the name of the law.

Any more (better) Irish jokes?

Hi,
Is it really goingto be standing room outsid eonly at Paddy Reilly's? i was thinking of taking the train to town very shortly!

You can go inside yes. But it's like sardines quite early.
If it's too hectic for you the McGees pub is only a 6 mins away on tram 9 to Bahnhof Wiedikon.

Why should you never iron a four-leaf clover?

It's a bad idea to press your luck ...

Once you are drunk enough you won't notice. Hint, two years ago I was there, and we snuck into the non smoking area (helps if you are two cute girls and you steal a group of guys' booth) Then do whatever you want because no onw will notice anyways! Have one for me, and good luck!

It's the spirit of the day! If you can't cut back and enjoy don't bother going out!

Happened to be near Paddy Reillys and it was as expected so overcrowded you couldn't even get in to get a drink.... ah well, next year maybe.

can anyone more educated than myself please explain the tradition or "the point" of st patricks day? apart from celebrating st patrick by getting hammered in your best greens that is. A lot of Swiss friends keep asking me what the point of the day is and I never know what to answer apart form saying that its a night where you go out and get pissed on guiness

*bites tongue*

Although Wiki isn't necessarily the most "respected" of sources, this link will at least give you some idea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick


Among my family and friends, many of whom have family who emigrated to the US in the early 1900s, there are many Irish relatives, particularly some of my friends who's families settled in the Chicago area.

For us, many are Catholic and while our older relatives celebrate the religious Saint's Day that is St. Patrick's Day, for others who are less connected to the church tend to celebrate it more as a sort of connection to family.


Of course, it being a celebration, there was plenty of alcohol involved. St. Pat's was one of the few nights that none of us worried about having to be designated driver, we enjoyed Corned Beef and Cabbage at whomever had the largest apartment, all got dressed there and all chipped in for a cab ride out and home again.

I'm *sure* it has gotten somewhat "*******ized" over time and without the connection to the Catholic Church and all, but still, for us it was always a nice opportunity to get together with other friends of Irish descent.

LOL! Here's some cool St. Patrick's Day videos I took don't laugh at my camera skills. Hahha! It's not in Zurich though.

We went to McGees, only 6 mins away (just got home now) and it was great. Not too packed but busy. A few free drinks thrown in.
You should've jumped on tram 9. ah well, next year maybe :-)

Was a good time at McGee's.