Alcohol and Good Friday (reloaded)

cozmik

AH 07-04-2007

Kaptain Redeye wrote: »

Why do we have the same thread every year?

robinph wrote: »

Becasue they still force the pubs to close on the first day of the longest weekend of the year, and people will still be annoyed about this next year as well.

DarkJager wrote: »

Modern Ireland has no place for meaningless christian holidays...

I don't drink that much myself but I really think this "law" is ridiculous.Its just a leftover from religious extremists of earlier eras who thought they had the right to force their beliefs on the entire population.I think it’s time we move into the 21st century and stop with the old way of thinking.People can still exercise their beliefs without having to force them on everyone else.

Dennis the Stone

I totally agree OP.

Terry

I too agree and that's not just because I'm an alcoholic.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

While I agree that the law is fvcked up, I think it's more fvcked up that the pubs close for one night and everybody in this God-foresaken country is completely screwed for something to do.

randylonghorn

Lol! I was waiting for this one ... thought that the closeness of Paddy's Day to Easter might delay it, though!

P_1

Ah deadly is it the time of the year for this thread already

Anyway methinks we'll be stuck with this law for another 10 years or so until the current generation of elderly mass goers die off.

Possibly a bit harsh but thats how I think it'll be tbh.

Doctor DooM

I'm torn between the fact that a religion shouldn't be forcing restrictions on people, and the fact that pub workers deserve a couple of nights off a year as a holiday.

doonothing

I know it's not your point, but it just reminded me of the only defence I've ever heard for that law "ah it's only one night, can ye not do without drink for one night!"
"that's. not. the. point!!!"

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woolymammoth

poll! POLL!!!

Tobias Greeshman

woolymammoth wrote: »

poll! POLL!!!

Don't we have that every year?

woolymammoth

silas wrote: »

Don't we have that every year?

eh.. well.. it's, um, important to have up to date information! there, i said it!

randylonghorn

woolymammoth, are you sure your nick shouldn't be "groundhog"?

woolymammoth

it was in my previous life!

mikemac

So sad that this brought every year

I can give another example.
Think back to World Cup 2002 and the Cameroon match was on early, maybe 8am.
People were calling for pubs to be allowed to serve, sure you can't go to a pub with no booze being served
Feckin major topic of conversation at the time and it should have been a non-issue.

Be thankful folks you'd don't live in good, solid bible-thumping parts of Presbyterian Scotland, you'd never last :eek:

zAbbo

I'll be having copius pints on Good Friday at the RDS

Dennis the Stone

How about we call round to our nearest P.P. on the day and rob some altar wine. There will probably be a bouncer outside the parochial house: "Sorry, you're not young enough"

Dizzyblabla

here, even the hotels shut down, and not just on good friday (which they call 'long friday'), the whole easter weekend!!
even the office is shutting down holy thurday, good friday, easter sat/sun/mon 5 free days off horray!!
who really cares that one day you can't go to the pub?? is it that big a deal really? just book your cinema tickets now guys, and count yourselves lucky that you can at least go to the local shop to even get milk, I won't have that luxury here in Norway...

AlmightyCushion

Thank God I don't work in tesco any more. Every good friday people would always come in and some how not realise that alcohol can't be bought even though every area with alcohol in it is closed off and every shelf with alcohol on it has black bin liners covering it. They'd always insist that you sneak it through even after you've told them 5 times that it's literally impossible to do it (the tills won't let it go through).

[/rant]

I have to agree, it's a stupid law that actually achieves the opposite of what it tries to do. Most people go drinking on good friday for the sole reason that they can't.

OPENROAD

doonothing wrote: »

I know it's not your point, but it just reminded me of the only defence I've ever heard for that law "ah it's only one night, can ye not do without drink for one night!"
"that's. not. the. point!!!"

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and its mad as people just stock up at the supermarket as if the pubs are going to be shut for months.

Steve

Would love to find the ar$ehole that named it "good" friday. whats good about it??

Terry

stevec wrote: »

Would love to find the ar$ehole that named it "good" friday. whats good about it??

It was either a Jew or a Roman.
They weren't too fond of Jesus.

Parsley

Dizzyblabla wrote: »

here, even the hotels shut down, and not just on good friday (which they call 'long friday'), the whole easter weekend!!
even the office is shutting down holy thurday, good friday, easter sat/sun/mon 5 free days off horray!!
who really cares that one day you can't go to the pub?? is it that big a deal really? just book your cinema tickets now guys, and count yourselves lucky that you can at least go to the local shop to even get milk, I won't have that luxury here in Norway...

Isn't something like 70% of the Norwegian population officially non-religious?

Ruu_Old

Just let your local publican to keep the other door open for you.

Red Alert

It's seriously screwed up that we can't find something else to do. I mean how hard is it to plan ahead and get cans and have a house party?

Steve

Ruu wrote: »

Just let your local publican to keep the other door open for you.

[big lad]Sorry, members only tonight:([/big lad]
[tenner]Bar's that way --> [/tenner]:D

mikeindublin

Dear God, to think of all the drinkers roaming the streets with nothin' to do on Good Friday. A day without alcohol, hope it won't make people realise how meaningless and direction-less their lives are!

mikeindublin

Red Alert wrote: »

It's seriously screwed up that we can't find something else to do. I mean how hard is it to plan ahead and get cans and have a house party?

Or, shock, do without alcohol for a day...

Terry

mikeindublin wrote: »

Or, shock, do without alcohol for a day...

It's the fact that we are deprived of the choice due to archaic laws that people disagree with.

mikeindublin

Terry wrote: »

It's the fact that we are deprived of the choice due to archaic laws that people disagree with.

I have to say, it's not something I care about much either way. I'm happy with the current status.

Parsley

Terry wrote: »

It's the fact that we are deprived of the choice due to archaic laws that people disagree with.

Last holy thursday i was doing some fundraising, bagpacking in Dunnes. With the amount of drink being bought you'd swear the pubs were closing for a month. Slabs of miller flyin out the door.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Terry wrote: »

It's the fact that we are deprived of the choice due to archaic laws that people disagree with.

Don;t be silly - you can't deprive sheep of choice!

aliqueenb

yeah it is pretty silly alright...would keep them closed on christmas though i think ha!

randylonghorn

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Don;t be silly - you can't deprive sheep of choice!

Can't you? CAN'T YOU?

/evil laugh

Cityboy!

Steve

mikeindublin wrote: »

Or, shock, do without alcohol for a day...

Why ? sun rises - sun sets people get drunk, same as any other day.

JC 2K3

mikeindublin wrote: »

Dear God, to think of all the drinkers roaming the streets with nothin' to do on Good Friday. A day without alcohol, hope it won't make people realise how meaningless and direction-less their lives are!

Since when does life have meaning and direction without alcohol?

Alter-Ego

I like it. It gives bar workers a nite off and there's always a house party going on somewhere.

Nevyn

Right but hopw many of ye are willing to take the time to send an email to see about changing the law so pub can stay open ?

http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=-1&CatID=138&m=m

There you go the link to the listing off all the T.D.'s in the country,
they are never going to know people want this changed unless you tell them
and it will prolly take less time then reading 2 threads here in A.H.

Just tell them you want them to work on your behalf to amend
The Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 Part 2, (d)
so that it no longer mentions good friday.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0015/sec0002.html#zza15y1927s2

There ya go copy and paste.

PART II PROHIBITED HOURS


[GA] Prohibited hours generally.

2.—(1) Save as is otherwise provided by this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person in any county borough to sell or expose for sale any intoxicating liquor or to open or keep open any premises for the sale of intoxicating liquor or to permit any intoxicating liquor to be consumed on licensed premises—
[GA]

( a ) on any ordinary week day, before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning, or after the hour of ten o'clock in the evening, or (subject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned) between the hours of half-past two o'clock and half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, or
[GA]

( b ) on any Saturday, before the hour of ten o'clock in the morning or after the hour of half-past nine o'clock in the evening, or (subject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned) between the hours of half-past two o'clock and half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, or
[GA]

( c ) on any Sunday before the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon or after the hour of five o'clock in the afternoon, or
[GA]

( d ) at any time on Christmas Day, Good Friday, or Saint Patrick's Day.

randylonghorn

St. Patrick's Day?! :eek:

Think this may have been amended / updated somewhat since 1927 ...

JC 2K3

Thaedydal wrote: »

Right but hopw many of ye are willing to take the time to send an email to see about changing the law so pub can stay open ?

http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=-1&CatID=138&m=m

There you go the link to the listing off all the T.D.'s in the country,
they are never going to know people want this changed unless you tell them
and it will prolly take less time then reading 2 threads here in A.H.

Just tell them you want them to work on your behalf to amend
The Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 Part 2, (d)
so that it no longer mentions good friday.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0015/sec0002.html#zza15y1927s2

There ya go copy and paste.

If we did that then it would destroy an ancient Boards tradition, which I think would be a great cultural loss.

Oh, and if I'm not very much mistaken, you can buy alcohol on St. Patrick's Day, and after 10pm..... The act's been amended quite a bit since 1927.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

randylonghorn wrote: »

Can't you? CAN'T YOU?

/evil laugh

Cityboy!

Show me an Irishman sorry, sheep - with choice and I'll sheerfully withdraw the comment!

As someone said earlier: sun comes up, get sheared/drink, sun goes down.

Steve

Thaedydal wrote: »

Right but hopw many of ye are willing to take the time to send an email to see about changing the law so pub can stay open ?

No point as long as the back door is open....

Overheal

I know theres a group that has been growing and growing over the years in Limerick that has been arranging the Great Friday: theyve been using this lads house to hold this biggest house party of the year every good friday for the last 6 years... but last year there were easilly 300-500 people at it, so theyre trying to arrange it at a new venue this year.

or so Ive heard.

Biro

Overheal wrote: »

I know theres a group that has been growing and growing over the years in Limerick that has been arranging the Great Friday: theyve been using this lads house to hold this biggest house party of the year every good friday for the last 6 years... but last year there were easilly 300-500 people at it, so theyre trying to arrange it at a new venue this year.

or so Ive heard.

Great to see the effort they're going to is paying off... what a useful waste of energy. Maybe someone should tell them that the starving people of this world don't want their stupid sympathy and money and help...

Cookie_Monster

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I have to agree, it's a stupid law that actually achieves the opposite of what it tries to do. Most people go drinking on good friday for the sole reason that they can't.

+1, it makes "holy" Thursday one of the busiest days of the year for Off-Licenses

kraggy

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

While I agree that the law is fvcked up, I think it's more fvcked up that the pubs close for one night and everybody in this God-foresaken country is completely screwed for something to do.

Excellent post.

We need to start thinking of other things to do besides going to the pub while not using the now-obsolete excuse of "there's nothing else to do".

Pure laziness and lack of creativity.

kraggy

Thaedydal wrote: »

Right but hopw many of ye are willing to take the time to send an email to see about changing the law so pub can stay open ?

http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=-1&CatID=138&m=m

There you go the link to the listing off all the T.D.'s in the country,
they are never going to know people want this changed unless you tell them
and it will prolly take less time then reading 2 threads here in A.H.

Just tell them you want them to work on your behalf to amend
The Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 Part 2, (d)
so that it no longer mentions good friday.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0015/sec0002.html#zza15y1927s2

There ya go copy and paste.

How long has Holy hour been gone since? I know it was still in place 10 years ago but when did it actually stop?

And what exactly was it's purpose? Just cause of the sabbath and remembering the bearded dude like?

Overheal

Biro wrote: »

Great to see the effort they're going to is paying off... what a useful waste of energy. Maybe someone should tell them that the starving people of this world don't want their stupid sympathy and money and help...

............?

Im not religious and the only time I give to charity is when i drink during rag week. Ive contributed a lot this year as it turns out, and now im going to exercise my freedom to drink alcohol on good friday.

Dizzyblabla

Parsley wrote: »

Isn't something like 70% of the Norwegian population officially non-religious?

yes.. that is probably correct, but only shops under a certain size are allowed to open on a sunday, and easter is taken quite seriously here too... so I think it's just a couple of hours on holy saturday they will open, I don't know about the pubs though, that I will have to look into

rolypolymoly

Just a quick question...for those of us who want to make the most of the day off col on Friday and don't care so much for this drinking law....

Do the pubs stop serving alcohol at 12am? If I decide to go out for a few drinks on Holy Thursday, will the pubs/clubs finish serving at midnight because, technically it will be Good Friday?! Or does it just carry on as normal for that night?

towel401

cozmik wrote: »

AH 07-04-2007









I don't drink that much myself but I really think this "law" is ridiculous.Its just a leftover from religious extremists of earlier eras who thought they had the right to force their beliefs on the entire population.I think it’s time we move into the 21st century and stop with the old way of thinking.People can still exercise their beliefs without having to force them on everyone else.

never miss a chance for some good ole religion bashing!

rubadub

Why did they have to kill that imaginary prick on a friday? why could they not have done the decent thing and picked a monday or tuesday. Wouldn't bother me too much having pubs & offies closed on "Good Monday".

Anyway good friday has always been one of my biggest drinking days of the year.