A friend from New York and his Irish bride-to-be are to be married in Ireland on March 20. This wedding has been in the planning stages since just after Hannibal crossed the Alps - or at least it seems that way.
I'm sure like most brides, my friend's fiancée has planned everything meticulously. I know quite a few people are coming from the US for the wedding, which adds exponentially to the planning workload (helping family/friends with their travel arrangements and just answering questions about Ireland).
Unfortunately, it now seems she overlooked one vital part of the planning process - she failed to notify the unions that she could ill afford a transport strike on the 18th of March. If the airports are closed on the 18th that will undoubtedly mean massive disruption to transatlantic flights, with some cancellations possible. And, I'm guessing that many of the guests were planning to arrive on Thursday and Friday of next week. Uggh.
