Passengers on the Gatwick Express train service will be treated to free Guinness on 15 March to mark St Patrick’s Day.

Customers on the platform at Gatwick airport station and Victoria station will be offered a free drink between 11:00 and 16:00 GMT.

Gatwick Express runs 160 services a day between London and Gatwick, carrying some 14,000 travellers.

Gareth Jones, the operator’s head of customer service, said: ‘St Patrick’s Day is an internationally-recognised festival and Gatwick Express carries both UK and international clientele, therefore we wanted to add a little fun and festivity for our passengers as they board the train.’

Flights are available from Gatwick to Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Ireland West Knock.

Source: Opodo Travel News

If you’re looking for some authentic Irish food to accompany your GUINNESS on St. Patrick’s Day, the Chicago Tribune has a great write-up of local joints and their offerings, including boxty, colcannon, and shepherd’s pie.

There’s even:

Guinness and onion soup: A substantial bowl of hops. This one comes with Irish white cheddar and croutons. $6.50. Mrs. Murphy and Sons Irish Bistro, 3905 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-248-3905, http://www.irishbistro.com

This year, Canadians can enjoy a GUINNESS happily and responsibly thanks to the GUINNESS partnership with Pound TAXI®.

Getting a ride home after a night of St. Patty’s celebration is as easy as hitting the pound key, then TAXI (8294), which will immediately connect you with an available taxi cab company. This works on cell phones across Canada.

GUINNESS will be handing out over 2,500 taxi coupons during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around Ontario, and will be including the information on all of its printed promotional materials.

Source: CNW

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Foley’s Pub in Manhattan is offering a free Guinness to anyone who sings an Irish song at their party on March 11th — provided it’s not Danny Boy.

“It’s overplayed, it’s been ranked among the 25 most depressing songs of all time and it’s more appropriate for a funeral than for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration,” said Shaun Clancy, who owns Foley’s Pub and Restaurant, across the street from the Empire State Building.

If you want your free GUINNESS, head over to Foley’s, located at 18 W 33rd St (between 5th & 6th Ave), in New York City, on March 11.

Source: Danny Boy Banned in New York Club

This year, parent company Diageo GB has spent £3m to get us all drinking Guinness the weekend prior to St. Patrick’s Day.

Twenty-nine thousand pubs will be supplied with promotional kits, which include the infamous Guinness branded St. Patrick’s Day hats, banners and large posters. They will also receive a CD containing Irish music, recipes and quizzes and other entertainment ideas.

With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday this year, additional PoS material is available so outlets can make the make the most of the Six Nations rugby games the weekend before.

Pubs selling Guinness Red will also receive specific kits, which include inflatable pints, hats, posters and balloons.

Source: Morning Advertiser.co.uk

This year, St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Monday. If it were a real holiday in the United States, we could get that day off to celebrate. Want to make it happen? Sign the petition for Proposition 3-17.