Why no 24 hour off licences?

paky

the weekend is upon us and we have 2 hours and 10 minutes left to purchase our alcohol before the off licences are shut. i find it bizarre that living in ireland, a nation of people who are renowned for being the drinking kings of the world, that there is such alcohol restrictions. i want the choice to drink into early hours of the morning! is their any proof which suggest these laws benefit society in anyway??? i think its time we lived up to our reputation, and make ireland the drinking MECCA of the world!!

mikemac

Are you proud of that reputation?

Aoifey!

Maybe not so that we're the "drinking MECCA of the world", but I would like if there were no restrictions on the times of alcohol sale.

namloc1980

Because we live in a nanny state....you can't buy booze in a off-license after 10 p.m.....you can't buy a pint in a pub after 11.30.....you get chucked out of a club at 2 a.m. etc...................pure nanny state.

Cookie_Monster

Planning, my dear friend, simple planning is all that's needed...

temply

paky wrote: »

the weekend is upon us and we have 2 hours and 10 minutes left to purchase our alcohol before the off licences are shut. i find it bizarre that living in ireland, a nation of people who are renowned for being the drinking kings of the world, that there is such alcohol restrictions. i want the choice to drink into early hours of the morning! is their any proof which suggest these laws benefit society in anyway??? i think its time we lived up to our reputation, and make ireland the drinking MECCA of the world!!

Dipso

Oranage2

Its because the goverment are a shower of female genitalia and want to look after their own - the publicans!


Nothing major would happen if we could buy drink 24/7 except for the few exceptions!!

amacachi

namloc1980 wrote: »

Because we live in a nanny state....you can't buy booze in a off-license after 10 p.m.....you can't buy a pint in a pub after 11.30.....you get chucked out of a club at 2 p.m. etc...................pure nanny state.

2pm? That's either an excellent night out or a very rough way to spend a morning.

paky

feelingstressed wrote: »

Are you proud of that reputation?

i think the more restrictions we have shows the more problems we have. i should have the CHOICE. the state shouldnt impose stupid laws on me. what if i feel like a beer at 11.30 and dont feel like going out? its wrong to say to people that they can only drink between this time and that time.

El Horseboxo

Stupid Government has destroyed my spontaneity. Stop making me plan shít in advance yis bastards.

ScumLord

namloc1980 wrote: »

Because we live in a nanny state....you can't buy booze in a off-license after 10 p.m.....you can't buy a pint in a pub after 11.30.....you get chucked out of a club at 2 p.m. etc...................pure nanny state.

I don't hear any complaints when she's washing your underwear or cooking your dinner.

ball

Just start drinking at 11am

paky

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Stupid Government has destroyed my spontaneity. Stop making me plan shít in advance yis bastards.

i have 3 beers in my fridge from last weekend and im not sure if i should buy more. i feel the state is putting me under pressure to drink

temply

paky wrote: »

i have 3 beers in my fridge from last weekend and im not sure if i should buy more. i feel the state is putting me under pressure to drink

can you not go to the shops tomorrow?

paky

temply wrote: »

can you not go to the shops tomorrow?

im too indecisive

I would ride myself cos im a sexy man

namloc1980 wrote: »

Because we live in a nanny state....you can't buy booze in a off-license after 10 p.m.....you can't buy a pint in a pub after 11.30.....you get chucked out of a club at 2 a.m. etc...................pure nanny state.

After 11:30pm?? what pubs do you frequent?

Move to the country sir.

I hate the term "nanny state," am I the only one?

paky

this country is some dump.

namloc1980

Karsini wrote: »

I hate the term "nanny state," am I the only one?

Yes. The nanny state will be after you.

I would ride myself cos im a sexy man

paky wrote: »

this country is some dump.

its a kip

we need sinn fein and ULA to form government. and the ira to reclaim official status as our army.

celtic also need to come home, we need to save lenny from the terrorists.

paky

I would ride myself cos im a sexy man wrote: »

its a kip

we need sinn fein and ULA to form government. and the ira to reclaim official status as our army.

celtic also need to come home, we need to save lenny from the terrorists.

ha ha hah

I would ride myself cos im a sexy man

whats funny mo chara

orourkeda

paky wrote: »

this country is some dump.

well go off somewhere else then

orourkeda

I would ride myself cos im a sexy man wrote: »

its a kip

we need sinn fein and ULA to form government. and the ira to reclaim official status as our army.

celtic also need to come home, we need to save lenny from the terrorists.

Jesus H.Christ

paky

orourkeda wrote: »

well go off somewhere else then

i am but its still not gona change the fact its a dump?

orourkeda

paky wrote: »

i am but its still not gona change the fact its a dump?

whatever.

questionmark?

Spend a lot of time in the UK and I love the fact some nights I'm up late watching TV and I decide a few beers would be nice, off down to Asda happy days. Their open 24 hours no problems as its controlled i.e. under 25 produce ID, appear drunk your not getting served no questions.

Ireland needs to have a serious look at our licencing laws. At the moment people see it as something that shouldn't do in the back of their mind, in effect, telling Father Dougal not to press the red button.

By telling people the bar closes at 2, people tend to go hurry up lets drink. This then leads to all clubs closing at the same time and the trouble that comes from large groups of drunk people on the streets. If it was staggered i.e clubs allowed close when they want we would have a staggered effect of people coming out preventing many of the problems that they are trying to get rid of at the moment with their stupid laws.


AH ans tl;dr just blast with bud

AstonMartin

Ask a nurse if she would like to deal with the extra consquences.

Spunge

I think we should join the UK again. At least they have 24 hour off licenses.

Pauleta

AstonMartin wrote: »

Ask a nurse if she would like to deal with the extra consquences.

If she worked as a volunteer i would ask, if she is paid the state then she can shut the eff up and do what we pay her to do or get a new job.

mk6705

This thread is ridiculous...For a start, you can just buy it before 10 pm, unless you have a very strange job which takes up all your day every day every week. Secondly, if you did leave them open all night, people would leave clubs and enter off-licences. If they weren't allowed because they're drunk, they'll get their sober friend to do it, just like teenagers getting people off the street to buy it for them.
There's a huge problem in Ireland, an absolutely massive one. No point making it worse. I mean if it's three in the morning and you can't wait for a drink it seems like a bit of a problem to be honest...

Sunnyisland

I thing that we as a country have shown time & time again that we are not responsible drinkers,and if there was a 24 hour off licences here we would end up paying for a lot more than just alcohol.

As has been said its not to hard to organise getting alcohol,if we/you can do it for good friday..............

saintsaltynuts

paky wrote: »

the weekend is upon us and we have 2 hours and 10 minutes left to purchase our alcohol before the off licences are shut. i find it bizarre that living in ireland, a nation of people who are renowned for being the drinking kings of the world, that there is such alcohol restrictions. i want the choice to drink into early hours of the morning! is their any proof which suggest these laws benefit society in anyway??? i think its time we lived up to our reputation, and make ireland the drinking MECCA of the world!!

Can you not purchase it now seen as you have "2 hours and 10 minutes left" to head to an off licence. These laws are there for a reason pal.

professore

paky wrote: »

the weekend is upon us and we have 2 hours and 10 minutes left to purchase our alcohol before the off licences are shut. i find it bizarre that living in ireland, a nation of people who are renowned for being the drinking kings of the world, that there is such alcohol restrictions. i want the choice to drink into early hours of the morning! is their any proof which suggest these laws benefit society in anyway??? i think its time we lived up to our reputation, and make ireland the drinking MECCA of the world!!

€ 25 K blasphemy fine on it's way to you OP..... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0713/1224250543694.html

professore

Adro947 wrote: »

This thread is ridiculous...For a start, you can just buy it before 10 pm, unless you have a very strange job which takes up all your day every day every week. Secondly, if you did leave them open all night, people would leave clubs and enter off-licences. If they weren't allowed because they're drunk, they'll get their sober friend to do it, just like teenagers getting people off the street to buy it for them.
There's a huge problem in Ireland, an absolutely massive one. No point making it worse. I mean if it's three in the morning and you can't wait for a drink it seems like a bit of a problem to be honest...

All joking aside the OP has a point. This law was only brought in to help the pub trade. No other logical explanation for it. You can still buy alcohol, just makes it a bit more inconvenient for casually buying it. If you are an alcoholic it doesn't stop you.

I was visiting my parents who live up the country and was leaving in the morning and decided to buy my mum a bottle of sherry as a present. Being that I rarely buy alcohol in the morning it never even occurred to me about the restricted hours. I was made to feel like some sort of desperate alcoholic by the checkout lady. "For your mother? Yeah right"

paky

professore wrote: »

This law was only brought in to help the pub trade.

absolutely agree. come 10.30 the government would rather see you pay 5 euro for a pint in a pub than pay 5 euro for four cans of karpacki!!!!
robben thieven gombeen bas.tards

Spunge

Adro947 wrote: »

This thread is ridiculous...For a start, you can just buy it before 10 pm, unless you have a very strange job which takes up all your day every day every week. Secondly, if you did leave them open all night, people would leave clubs and enter off-licences. If they weren't allowed because they're drunk, they'll get their sober friend to do it, just like teenagers getting people off the street to buy it for them.
There's a huge problem in Ireland, an absolutely massive one. No point making it worse. I mean if it's three in the morning and you can't wait for a drink it seems like a bit of a problem to be honest...

Nigga please.

AgileMyth

Adro947 wrote: »

This thread is ridiculous...For a start, you can just buy it before 10 pm, unless you have a very strange job which takes up all your day every day every week. .

I work from three until eleven on friday-sunday nights. What am I supposed to do if I decide while I'm at work that I would like a few cans after?

Why should I have to buy it before ten? Theres no logical reasoning behind it.