Pubs on Good friday

Paulegend

hey guys i was just wondering if the bars in limerick still "officially" close on good friday or is there anywhere to drink on good friday. id hate to waste a good night(excuse the pun). im not really into the whole house party thing as i like to be social and talk to strange girls in the hope that they take advantage of me:)

Mr E

Hotel bars, maybe?

goingpostal

Francis Kellys' shebeen in Lilac Court, Southill. I doubt if he will take too much notice of the licensing laws on Good Friday. Just bang really loud on the back door and shout "Open up Mr Kelly, we know you're in there". Then duck.

Paulegend

goingpostal wrote: »

Francis Kellys' shebeen in Lilac Court, Southill. I doubt if he will take too much notice of the licensing laws on Good Friday. Just bang really loud on the back door and shout "Open up Mr Kelly, we know you're in there". Then duck.

good way of getting a few shots in:)

Baldie

I'd say that majority of pubs will be closed. Most, (I think), use Good Friday to do some painting and redecorating. The bar I used to work in did this on Good Friday anyway.

Paulegend

yea same in a few i know of. ah sure i guess its a long weekend anyway wouldnt do too much harm to take it easy and get a bit of fresh air that day:)

Birdie086

Sibin is owned by Anthony Kelly. Great place for a pint. 3 euro a drink. No closing time. Yup Yup. Manys the time me and Speakingclock oftne spent a few days up there

Mc Love

Can ye not do without drinking for one night? There will be enough done on Sunday i suspect

krudler

wtf is wrong with Irish people? the other 360 odd days pubs are open not enough? am as anti religious as they come so couldnt really give a shyte about the drinking thing but this attitude of "society says i cant drink, must find way around it!" attitude is ridiculous, tomorrow night people will be stocking up on booze even though every other friday they probably wouldnt be drinking anyway

Mc Love

There are special offers in Dunnes atm! Saw one lad loading up three boxes of Millers!

JackieRyan

Many of the sports clubs ,rugby ,football and gaa open on good friday ,if i remember rightly,there is a cover charge to go in and only open for 3to 4 hours just like christmas day

AnCapaillMor

Baldie wrote: »

I'd say that majority of pubs will be closed. Most, (I think), use Good Friday to do some painting and redecorating. The bar I used to work in did this on Good Friday anyway.

Heh i remember doing this one good friday, there was a knock and the door and there was a bout 10 gardai with riot gear. Should've seen the look of dissapointment on their faces.

irishvamp90

Birdie086 wrote: »

Sibin is owned by Anthony Kelly. Great place for a pint. 3 euro a drink. No closing time. Yup Yup. Manys the time me and Speakingclock oftne spent a few days up there

classy!i hate people saying yup yup in a scumbag accent why is it done in limerick??id rather avoid criminals and drink at home

Jesus Wept

What will the serving hours tonight/Thursday be any different? Late bars still able to serve?

HAPPYGIRL

The-Rigger wrote: »

What will the serving hours tonight/Thursday be any different? Late bars still able to serve?

Well legally all public bars/late bars have to be closed by 12midnight thursday night.

(You do know where you are, right? )

seachto7

a disgrace on our country that people can't stay away from a pub or booze for one day of the year. a bloody disgrace...:mad:

Iang87

seachto7 wrote: »

a disgrace on our country that people can't stay away from a pub or booze for one day of the year. a bloody disgrace...:mad:

or now could it be that everyone knows all their friends that they prob rarely see due to work and other commitments are all off and would love to have a few drinks with these people.

TestTransmission

Iang87 wrote: »

or now could it be that everyone knows all their friends that they prob rarely see due to work and other commitments are all off and would love to have a few drinks with these people.

Not everyone,Im working and so are a few of my mates

Paulegend

how is it a disgrace that people cant stay out of the pub for one day???

first point.... why not have a smoking free day?????

second point...... you going to not eat meat that day aswell being that its a black fast!!

third point.... people that are only off friday this weekend might want a pint

fourth point.... nobody here is acting like an alcho. i can only speak for myself but i dont go out to get 'langers'. i go out and meet my mates, have few pints and catch up.

why is it that we as a society are still clinging to a law that was passed by our once facist ruler the church. im not religious and either is alot of the country so why do these silly ridiculous laws still exist.

and if you are religious you are not aloud to judge me or anyone else. your god says so:)

louloumc89

Yea, Thursday late bars stop serving at 12, I don't know how strict they'll be. So no night clubs will open. Icon not open Thursday/Friday...Painting and the like being done on Good Friday...

seachto7

Iang87 wrote: »

or now could it be that everyone knows all their friends that they prob rarely see due to work and other commitments are all off and would love to have a few drinks with these people.

So ye HAVE to meet in a pub and HAVE to have drink? Meet up somewhere and have a coffee or a glass of coke...:rolleyes:

A paddy whack attitude for sure...

Do Wan

scandalous the pubs being closed tomorrow. i made a pre emptive strike and filled me tinkers wellies with jameson

TheLoc

Lads i'm sure they will all be shut. even pharmacy's that sell alcohol for medication purposes are shut.
Anyway, it wouldn't do any harm to some luthers out there if the pubs werre shut for a day or 2. esspecially in ireland where apparently... there is feck all else to do.

I dunno what paul"notmuchofa"legend is on about. Its only a pub. every other country in the world except ireland and england do other things without interference of a pub. just go do somethin else. Don't even know why this is a big deal. it shouldn't be. and a smoke free day/week would be brilliant. that **** is way more harmful than alcohol because it affects everyone around the smoker too. that stuff should banned, its rotten. I know millions of people will disagree there since everyone smokes it seems. just get a few cans and have a house party if your that stuck. or else the owl russian roulette thing would be somethin else to do. seems to be the thing to do these days.

bullets

Leaving out the whole.....cant ya go one day without drink..
...thing.

I've been on forced leave from work at the moment and
was not keeping track of what day it was, as I went
on a mental online gaming session totally forgot it was Good Friday, Went to the shop
to pick up a Chicken, Pasta and a few cans, for the evening
and it was not until then I realised that everyplace was closed.

I'm not religious at all, but the first thing that annoyed me
was they Legally could not sell Drink on Good Friday.

It was the fact that a Religious aspect forced Pubs and offlicences to close in the 21st Centurary where we
live in a country where we may have different religions, or
ethnic backgrounds.

When at the counter I had asked the girl is there no-place open, she looked at my Chicken and said..
"Your not supposed to eat meat either"

It then struck me Odd that They Could not sell Drink due
to the Law. Yet they could sell Meat???

If your not Legally allowed to buy Drink on Good Friday
because of some Religious Mumbo Jumbo why can you legally buy Meat then?


~B

jmccoy

I always make it my business to get pissed and have absolute meat feast on Good Friday. I work in a pub and even though the day off is handy I'd rather the pubs were open, its all about choice you know.

zuroph

1)People saying its mad that people cant stay away from the drink, the MAIN difference here is that it a friday of a long weekend. Sort of signifies the end of winter and is a welcome break from work. thats why more people are inclined to want to do something on good friday, to celebrate the long weekend.
2)As for the not eating meat, I'll eat meat on good friday, purely because I dont eat fish. **** the self-righteous fish eaters pretending to make a sacrifice by eating something they like anyway.

Paulegend

at the end of the day if people where really religious they wouldnt eat eat on any friday and i think it was sunday aswell. every week was black fast. having backward ideas such as the pub must be closed is ridiculous. and even doh i might not go to the pub on that friday doesnt mean it shouldnt be open. anyone who is so far up their own arse saying grow up its only a day. thats not the point. the point is why is there such a stupid law this day and age.

and i am a Legend:) so screw u THELOC and ur cheap dig:)

mahamageehad

bullets wrote: »

Leaving out the whole.....cant ya go one day without drink..
...thing.

I've been on forced leave from work at the moment and
was not keeping track of what day it was, as I went
on a mental online gaming session totally forgot it was Good Friday, Went to the shop
to pick up a Chicken, Pasta and a few cans, for the evening
and it was not until then I realised that everyplace was closed.

I'm not religious at all, but the first thing that annoyed me
was they Legally could not sell Drink on Good Friday.

It was the fact that a Religious aspect forced Pubs and offlicences to close in the 21st Centurary where we
live in a country where we may have different religions, or
ethnic backgrounds.

When at the counter I had asked the girl is there no-place open, she looked at my Chicken and said..
"Your not supposed to eat meat either"

It then struck me Odd that They Could not sell Drink due
to the Law. Yet they could sell Meat???

If your not Legally allowed to buy Drink on Good Friday
because of some Religious Mumbo Jumbo why can you legally buy Meat then?


~B

Haha i made the same point in the legal discussions forum but not as neatly as you did. Great minds etc etc

zuroph wrote: »

1)People saying its mad that people cant stay away from the drink, the MAIN difference here is that it a friday of a long weekend. Sort of signifies the end of winter and is a welcome break from work. thats why more people are inclined to want to do something on good friday, to celebrate the long weekend.
2)As for the not eating meat, I'll eat meat on good friday, purely because I dont eat fish. **** the self-righteous fish eaters pretending to make a sacrifice by eating something they like anyway.

This is another crock of *beep*. Why is it not ok to eat meat but it is ok to eat fish??? (Before anyone else says it yes I have a hugh problem with "vegetarians" who eat fish...but thats a different days discussion!! )

Paulegend

i love this thread

TheLoc

Paulegend wrote: »

at the end of the day if people where really religious they wouldnt eat eat on any friday and i think it was sunday aswell. every week was black fast. having backward ideas such as the pub must be closed is ridiculous. and even doh i might not go to the pub on that friday doesnt mean it shouldnt be open. anyone who is so far up their own arse saying grow up its only a day. thats not the point. the point is why is there such a stupid law this day and age.

and i am a Legend:) so screw u THELOC and ur cheap dig:)

At the end of the day it is only a day. be it religious or not its not a bad thing. I still odn't see the problem. people are still complaining about this religious bollix and eatin meat. the religious are the way they are. I'm not religious. maybe one friday a year the pub should be shut and irish people can just call it somethin else. like sobriety friday or somethin. too much fuss made out of it. although I do agree with BULLETS' earlier point. the good firday thing is just stabbing itself in the back.

istabrac77

What bars are opening at midnight on good friday
After the leinster match ill be thirsty

Paulegend

ah bringing back to life my almost year old thread. missed you thread. its been a long time. about 47 weeks and 4 days

anyway back to old arguements i guess.

ok ill start "TheLoc" your so very wrong

to qoute the great doctor cox your
"wrong wrong, wrong wrong,
wrong wrong, wrong wrong
your wrong, wour wrong"

stupid law says we cant open bars on good friday. stupid law was influenced by the catholic church to say we cant open bars on good friday. the same catholic church that told stupid law that we had to close bars for the couple of hours every sunday to make people go to church. the same catholic church who stops us eating meat on good friday. the same catholic church who wanted us to not eat meat any friday. the same catholic church who told law that the church had to approve any content released to the public through any form of press. the same catholic church who censored everything that our little minds couldnt handle in this country. the same catholic church that turned a blind eye to the christianb brothers abuse of kids and then decided to partake themselves. the same catholic church that tried to cover these incidents up by even telling some members of the law to destroy evidence(reference to a thread about the english police who sent evidence over to dublin only for *ahem* someone to acidently destroy said evidence). the same ctholic church that ruled our country with an iron fist throughout the 70's and 80's.

now back to the point.

i dont need to drink on a good friday.

in fact i might go out maybe once or twice a week. lets say twice for arguements sake. that 104 nights out a year out of 365. why should i be told what days i cant go out. why should any hard working tax paying individual be told when they can and cant go to the pub. why should a pensioner who has worked and payed tax's their whole lives be told that they cant go to the pub because of a ridiculous out dated law that helps noone.

we Irish or foreign nationals should be alowed the option of going to the pub on good friday. i was born and raised a catholic. i still consider myself one. i am non practicing. i dont pray i dont do anything a catholic is suppose to do but i consider myself one anyway.

it says more about religious people that they need the pub closed to stop them entering it on good friday than it does about non religious people.

its more of a sin to eat meat on a good friday but the butchers and all chippers are open that day.

so to sum it up good friday or any day for that matter the pub should be alowed to open.

istabrac77

thanks for the insight....

but the question was are there any bars opening late on good friday at midnight?

Paulegend

istabrac77 wrote: »

thanks for the insight....

but the question was are there any bars opening late on good friday at midnight?

unless a club opens there wont be

usually no place opens good friday night at 12

Vertigo100

Said on the radio today they were serving booze at the munster match! Cue thousands of people trying to get tickets just to get in the bar out there!

zuroph

The bars are outside the grounds, should be no trouble getting in there for a pint. they're clubhouses, so are we all signing in?!

mayordenis

Mc Love wrote: »

Can ye not do without drinking for one night?/QUOTE]

krudler wrote: »

wtf is wrong with Irish people? the other 360 odd days pubs are open not enough?

That's a stupid argument, as a non catholic why should any law be based on that stupid archaic system,

It's absolutely not about boozing, as I work fridays well past pub closing time so won't be drinking anyway, but it's ****ing beyond belief stupid, I was only saying about a week ago how I loathe when people come out with that stupid ****ing argument "AH sure can't you go one day without drink?" I don't drink during the week so that makes in 60/70% of the days in the year that I definately don't drink alcohol, and at the weekends it's probably 50/50 - the probelm is that no law should be based on this old bull****.

Dempo1

Theres no way around this folks, Christmas Day & Good Fridays are the days pubs must legally close, in fact even supermarkets, off licenses etc are not permitted to serve alcohol and in the case of supermarkets, all displays must be covered.

Hotels can only legally serve residents who are dining and i whilst its possible some Hotels may chance there arms, i suspect the boys in blue will be watching diligently.

As for the stadium serving alcohol, not a chance in Sundays (or Fridays for that matter) Absolutely no alcohol can be sold or served, even free on this occasion.

On a more practical level, Pubs traditionally plan renovations, maintenance issues etc for good Friday, usually planned months in advance.

Paulegend

Dempo1 wrote: »

Theres no way around this folks, Christmas Day & Good Fridays are the days pubs must legally close, in fact even supermarkets, off licenses etc are not permitted to serve alcohol and in the case of supermarkets, all displays must be covered.

Hotels can only legally serve residents who are dining and i whilst its possible some Hotels may chance there arms, i suspect the boys in blue will be watching diligently.

As for the stadium serving alcohol, not a chance in Sundays (or Fridays for that matter) Absolutely no alcohol can be sold or served, even free on this occasion.

On a more practical level, Pubs traditionally plan renovations, maintenance issues etc for good Friday, usually planned months in advance.

the stadium will be able to serve it because they are a club house. it will be sold there

Dempo1

Paulegend wrote: »

the stadium will be able to serve it because they are a club house. it will be sold there

Thats not entirely correct i am afraid, ALL LICENSED PREMISES, including private clubs are not permitted to sell or serve alcohol on good Friday. Technically private members could be served but i doubt the stadium as 40,000 members. I doubt the stadium would risk exposure on the day given the controversy over this.

For example, a hotel can serve a resident but only if they are consuming food, how does the hotel prove those being served alcohol are residents? there are ways to do this but my experience is Hotels just close to non residents and Hotel Bars definitely shut completely, alcohol, if served is normally done in the restaurant areas only and with food!

Itsdacraic

Paulegend wrote: »

the stadium will be able to serve it because they are a club house. it will be sold there

Thomond Park are able to sell it because they have a Stadiums Licence which operates differently to all other licences. Only themselves and Croke Park have one.

Dempo1

I stand to be corrected but both stadiums have the same licenses applicable to sporting clubs and associations, these would be similar to the same licenses Golf Clubs, sporting and GAA clubs have, there is no difference or special licenses attributed to both stadiums. I really doubt the stadium will serve alcohol and if they do, it will be strictly to members of the Club only and tightly controlled.

Itsdacraic

Dempo1 wrote: »

I stand to be corrected but both stadiums have the same licenses applicable to sporting clubs and associations, these would be similar to the same licenses Golf Clubs, sporting and GAA clubs have, there is no difference or special licenses attributed to both stadiums. I really doubt the stadium will serve alcohol and if they do, it will be strictly to members of the Club only and tightly controlled.

You are being corrected.

Thomond Park Stadium Director, John Cantwell, said that “Thomond Park is one of three venues with a National Stadium Licence, along with the RDS and Croke Park. That’s great for the city in general. The criteria of that means that we can trade to ticket holders during an event”.

Dempo1

Itsdacraic wrote: »

You are being corrected.

Thanks for your words of wisdom but i still maintain there will be difficulties with Good Friday. I know of no license that can get around good friday, should be interesting how this pans out on the day!

Itsdacraic

Dempo1 wrote: »

Thanks for your words of wisdom but i still maintain there will be difficulties with Good Friday. I know of no license that can get around good friday, should be interesting how this pans out on the day!

How about a National Stadiums Licence?

Dempo1

Itsdacraic wrote: »

How about a National Stadiums License?

I do see where you are coming from on this, i work in the Hospitality sector and over the years in many different sectors of same to include private clubs etc. In over twenty years at this game, i have yet to come across any establishment serving alcohol on good Friday. You could be right, i am just saying this is a very unique situation with such a big match falling on good Friday. I note the stadium directors statement but he makes no mention of good Friday.

I am really curious about this, and not in anyway trying to doubt anyone, i wonder is there any members of the club who could make definitive enquirers about this. I will be at the match, don't drink however! I really do think there are going to major difficulties with this, you can see the publicans are up in arms over it.

Itsdacraic

Dempo1 wrote: »

I do see where you are coming from on this, i work in the Hospitality sector and over the years in many different sectors of same to include private clubs etc. In over twenty years at this game, i have yet to come across any establishment serving alcohol on good Friday. You could be right, i am just saying this is a very unique situation with such a big match falling on good Friday. I note the stadium directors statement but he makes no mention of good Friday.

I am really curious about this, and not in anyway trying to doubt anyone, i wonder is there any members of the club who could make definitive enquirers about this. I will be at the match, don't drink however! I really do think there are going to major difficulties with this, you can see the publicans are up in arms over it.

I think this is a relatively new licence (in the last 2 years) so it is probably the first time this situation has ever arisen.

Dempo1

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I think this is a relatively new licence (in the last 2 years) so it is probably the first time this situation has ever arisen.

Seems they will indeed be serving alcohol, just found this article.

http://forum.shelbournefc.ie/chat/viewtopic.php?t=11767&sid=7c8582b9fa1ea84f4f01437f846ae41d

zuroph

Dempo1 wrote: »

Theres no way around this folks, Christmas Day & Good Fridays are the days pubs must legally close, in fact even supermarkets, off licenses etc are not permitted to serve alcohol and in the case of supermarkets, all displays must be covered.

Hotels can only legally serve residents who are dining and i whilst its possible some Hotels may chance there arms, i suspect the boys in blue will be watching diligently.

As for the stadium serving alcohol, not a chance in Sundays (or Fridays for that matter) Absolutely no alcohol can be sold or served, even free on this occasion.

On a more practical level, Pubs traditionally plan renovations, maintenance issues etc for good Friday, usually planned months in advance.

Dempo1 wrote: »

Seems they will indeed be serving alcohol, just found this article.

http://forum.shelbournefc.ie/chat/viewtopic.php?t=11767&sid=7c8582b9fa1ea84f4f01437f846ae41d

talkingclock

you start to wonder what is more important: the game or the alcohol dependency

concussion

"With kick-off scheduled for 8.05pm, it is understood that the bars in the grounds can open two hours ahead of the game and remain open an hour after it has finished.

Two rugby clubs, Shannon and UL Bohemian, both have club bars at Thomond Park also.

When Munster are playing at Thomond Park, both clubs are packed with supporters, adding greatly to the coffers of the rugby clubs.

Should they wish to open on the day of the game, they must apply for a club exemption licence at the local district court."

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/publicans-furious-over-good-friday-rugby-match-2085247.html