Pub open Good Friday

GenieOz

Just wondering does anyone know of a pub open on Good Friday and serving alcohol from 12?

Heard of a few around the country and just curious if there's any opening here

Sky King

Airports have bars open good Friday. You won't find a pub (legally) open.

ShatterProof

Dugout bar in limerick is open for anybody with a ticket to the game.
Maybe a bit far for you.

Cabaal

Are we that bad that people can't live one day without a pub?

me89

Cabaal wrote: »

Are we that bad that people can't live one day without a pub?

Why does the church have the right to say we cant drink that day?

Cabaal

me89 wrote: »

Why does the church have the right to say we cant drink that day?

It doesn't,

Something wrong with people when they need shops and pubs open every day of the year, people would be better off spending some time with friends and family that doesn't involve drink and/or sitting in a pub.

Leroy42

Why is the bar in Limerick allowed, or indeed the pub at the airport.

Either we believe in the point of the law or we don't.

GenieOz

Cabaal wrote: »

Are we that bad that people can't live one day without a pub?

I'm having a party that day and I would like to have the option of going to a pub that day as I would have the option most Fridays. Thanks.

Anyway thanks for other advice folks.

Cabaal wrote: »

It doesn't,

Something wrong with people when they need shops and pubs open every day of the year, people would be better off spending some time with friends and family that doesn't involve drink and/or sitting in a pub.

I don't need them open every day of the year, I need it open that Friday. Or rather it would be nice if it was open.

bumper234

GenieOz wrote: »

Just wondering does anyone know of a pub open on Good Friday and serving alcohol from 12?

Heard of a few around the country and just curious if there's any opening here

No guard i don't know of any sorry.

testicle

Cabaal wrote: »

It doesn't,

Something wrong with people when they need shops and pubs open every day of the year, people would be better off spending some time with friends and family that doesn't involve drink and/or sitting in a pub.

There's no need, it's a desire. If I desire to go to the pub I should be allowed to go.

kooga

get on the train

GenieOz

bumper234 wrote: »

No guard i don't know of any sorry.

Not sure of the big deal, fibber magees are advertising it blatantly
https://m.facebook.com/events/749030511797114/

If you're not serving alcohol until 12 then you're not breaking the law, surely.

drquirky

Cabaal wrote: »

It doesn't,

Something wrong with people when they need shops and pubs open every day of the year, people would be better off spending some time with friends and family that doesn't involve drink and/or sitting in a pub.

Fair point. Just not acceptable having that day dictated by the church.

Larbre34

drquirky wrote: »

Fair point. Just not acceptable having that day dictated by the church.

It isnt, its being dictated by a law dating back to 1927 (which probably was the Church's influence) but its surely not the Church standing in the way of the law being changed now.

whomitconcerns

GenieOz wrote: »

Not sure of the big deal, fibber magees are advertising it blatantly
https://m.facebook.com/events/749030511797114/

If you're not serving alcohol until 12 then you're not breaking the law, surely.

doors open 11pm Good friday evening...That first hour gonna be loads of fun with a closed bar!!! :P

Cabaal

drquirky wrote: »

Fair point. Just not acceptable having that day dictated by the church.

Neither am I,
I just think the odd day off for employee's is nice

Lets not forget that the church would have influenced the fact that pubs etc are closed on Christmas day, would you also want pubs opened on the 25th Dec and to hell with employee's wanting to spend time with their family/friends.

testicle wrote: »

There's no need, it's a desire. If I desire to go to the pub I should be allowed to go.

So you'd be ok with pubs being open on the 25th Dec, just cause you want to drink in a pub?

What if you worked in the pub, would you be fine working on Christmas day if you had family?

No need for pubs to be open 365 days a year, if a person can't get through a day without drinking in a pub then they have a problem in fairness,

whomitconcerns

In Dublin a lot of pubs close on the 26th of December also!! Down the country thats a huge day/night out!

Leroy42

Cabaal wrote: »

Neither am I,
I just think the odd day off for employee's is nice

So you'd be ok with pubs being open on the 25th Dec, just cause you want to drink in a pub?

What if you worked in the pub, would you be fine working on Christmas day if you had family?

No need for pubs to be open 365 days a year, if a person can't get through a day without drinking in a pub then they have a problem in fairness,

What if you are single and would appreciate the extra hours at probably higher levels of pay. Lots of people work on thee days, we don't close the garda or hospitals etc. If people want to go somewhere surely they should be allowed.

You could argue that there is really no need for pubs to open on Mondays, or why before 9pm? The law should exist to protect the public, not some antiquated notion of religion.

Cabaal

Leroy42 wrote: »

What if you are single and would appreciate the extra hours at probably higher levels of pay. Lots of people work on thee days, we don't close the garda or hospitals etc. If people want to go somewhere surely they should be allowed.

Your comparison to a pub needing to be open 365 days a year are emergency services, seriously?
:rolleyes:

The Lost Sheep

Leroy42 wrote: »

Why is the bar in Limerick allowed, or indeed the pub at the airport.

Either we believe in the point of the law or we don't.

Bar is part of Thomond Park and Limerick FC are playing a game and you can only get into bar if you have a ticket to the soccer game

nuttz

I think anyone who "needs" to stock up for Friday or has an extraordinary urge to go to an airport, sports event, etc, in order to satisfy their thirst should probably consider taking a long hard look at themselves.

SoapMcTavish

nuttz wrote: »

I think anyone who "needs" to stock up for Friday or has an extraordinary urge to go to an airport, sports event, etc, in order to satisfy their thirst should probably consider taking a long hard look at themselves.

Looking .... looking ......

Leroy42

Bar is part of Thomond Park and Limerick FC are playing a game and you can only get into bar if you have a ticket to the soccer game

And? So the lwaw exists only to protect those people who don't go to live games?

Your comparison to a pub needing to be open 365 days a year are emergency services, seriously?

Of course I'm not, I'm saying that the idea of the law is not anything to do with allowing the poor workers a break. That is an idea thrown out by those attempting to maintain the law but by that logic we should allow everyone the day off.

SoapMcTavish

Yup - allow everyone a day off .... ESB / Firemen / etc. We'll all just stay in bed .....

Church can have day off too ....

Banjoxed

Cabaal wrote: »

Are we that bad that people can't live one day without a pub?

No it's just cocking a snoot at arbitrary authority,

catbear

Cabaal wrote: »

It doesn't,

Something wrong with people when they need shops and pubs open every day of the year, people would be better off spending some time with friends and family that doesn't involve drink and/or sitting in a pub.

What if I've no friends and i hate my family? I guess I'll have to go get wasted with some priest as he at least is expected to drink wine.

Ireland, a funny little place with funny little games.

The Lost Sheep

Leroy42 wrote: »

Bar is part of Thomond Park and Limerick FC are playing a game and you can only get into bar if you have a ticket to the soccer game

And? So the lwaw exists only to protect those people who don't go to live games?

Your comparison to a pub needing to be open 365 days a year are emergency services, seriously?

Of course I'm not, I'm saying that the idea of the law is not anything to do with allowing the poor workers a break. That is an idea thrown out by those attempting to maintain the law but by that logic we should allow everyone the day off.

You asked why a pub in Limerick will be serving and I answered why. Law has granted exemptions in certain cases. Venues that are members only/invite only etc have been able to sell alcohol on Good Friday. My local rugby club has held poker classics etc in rugby club bar on good Friday in years pass and once you had purchased a ticket you could purchase alcohol.

Bowlardo

I remember a comedian going on about it years ago. he used to live in swords and they would buy the €0.99 flight with ryainaid in jan for good friday.
He also said you can drink in a hotel with room service, on the train was another, the airport but you had to check in/have a flight, and at the theatre/private club...it was a place in dublin couldn't remember the name of it

GenieOz

Cabaal wrote: »

Neither am I,
I just think the odd day off for employee's is nice

Lets not forget that the church would have influenced the fact that pubs etc are closed on Christmas day, would you also want pubs opened on the 25th Dec and to hell with employee's wanting to spend time with their family/friends.



So you'd be ok with pubs being open on the 25th Dec, just cause you want to drink in a pub?

What if you worked in the pub, would you be fine working on Christmas day if you had family?

No need for pubs to be open 365 days a year, if a person can't get through a day without drinking in a pub then they have a problem in fairness,

I get through hundred of days a year without drinking in a pub, 99% of them, wanting to drink on this day is purely coincidental with it being the day that most of my friends are off together so we're having a party.

We would have liked if there was a pub open. Is this really such a big deal?

And no Christmas Day is a day synonymous with family getting together pretty much all over the world. Good Friday isn't, it's a random Friday in the middle of the year with no meaning whatsoever. Incidentally I have worked 7 of the last 8 Christmas days.

I honestly wouldn't care if pubs were closed every single Saturday, it doesn't bother me.
It bothers me that they're closed this Friday and all I wanted was some information if there was any open but making out I have some sort of drinking issue is more important, obviously.

catbear

Years ago I thought I'd have the house to myself on Christmas day but late Christmas eve my flatmate arrived in with all his younger brothers and sisters and his mum, dad had gone on a bender as he couldn't handle being couped up with the family on Xmas day. Same thing happened good Friday.

Anyway the kiddy fiddlers never took a day off so why should anyone listen to their sanctimonious religious arses? The church can't even act Christian.

Pro Hoc Vice

me89 wrote: »

Why does the church have the right to say we cant drink that day?

The law could be easily changed but ask any publican they are happy to have 2 days off a year.

Pro Hoc Vice

Cabaal wrote: »

Are we that bad that people can't live one day without a pub?

It's more that people want to have a drink in a pub because they can't. It tastes all the better.

Pro Hoc Vice

Leroy42 wrote: »

Why is the bar in Limerick allowed, or indeed the pub at the airport.

Either we believe in the point of the law or we don't.

In the same way a Hotel can serve drink at 4 in the morning, its a throw back to old licensing laws, refreshment for travellers, rail way stations can serve also on boats and trains, licensing laws in effect go back over a few hundred years and have plenty of quirks. It's still a law that a Garda can not be served any refreshment while on duty in any establishment that has a licence, so a Garda can not be served a sandwich in tescos while on duty, (most don't know of the law) lots of really old laws still on the books.

Pro Hoc Vice

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

You asked why a pub in Limerick will be serving and I answered why. Law has granted exemptions in certain cases. Venues that are members only/invite only etc have been able to sell alcohol on Good Friday. My local rugby club has held poker classics etc in rugby club bar on good Friday in years pass and once you had purchased a ticket you could purchase alcohol.

Don't tell anyone but the private clubs are breaking the law as well, but quiet as no one has figured that out.

Cabaal

GenieOz wrote: »

And no Christmas Day is a day synonymous with family getting together pretty much all over the world.

Is it really?

You've only to go to the UK to find pubs open on Christmas day, maybe they bring the kids when they get drunk in the pub eh?

Many American's see thanks giving as a bigger thing then Christmas when it comes to family's coming together,

Chinese New Year also known as the spring festival is a massive event when it comes to people visiting family members and traveling home, Christmas is pretty meaningless in comparison. So thats 1.3billion in China alone of the 7billion or so in the world not caring about Christmas so much.

Don't assume Christmas day is a big thing around the world, especially when the underlying reason for it being called Christmas is apparently the birth of the son of a christian god. Many none Christians simply don't see it as a big deal and will willingly work that day as they have their own traditional days for family's ertc

GenieOz

Cabaal wrote: »

Is it really?

You've only to go to the UK to find pubs open on Christmas day, maybe they bring the kids when they get drunk in the pub eh?

Many American's see thanks giving as a bigger thing then Christmas when it comes to family's coming together,

Chinese New Year also known as the spring festival is a massive event when it comes to people visiting family members and traveling home, Christmas is pretty meaningless in comparison. So thats 1.3billion in China alone of the 7billion or so in the world not caring about Christmas so much.

Don't assume Christmas day is a big thing around the world, especially when the underlying reason for it being called Christmas is apparently the birth of the son of a christian god. Many none Christians simply don't see it as a big deal and will willingly work that day as they have their own traditional days for family's ertc

Nice to pick out one part of it to continue the absolutely pointless debate.
You don't know of any pubs open, grand.

I don't give a shíte if Christmas is a big deal around the world.

Uncle_Joe

It's all about personal choice and if I choose to go to the pub on Good Friday, there shouldn't be an antiquated law that prevents that.

The argument "ah sure can ya not go one day without a drink?" assumes the fact that everyone in the country is a raving alcoholic.

I have a friend flying in on Friday afternoon and it would be nice to have a drink later that evening, I mean aren't we meant to be a republic*?

*In name only at least

catbear

The best Christmas I ever had was in asia, lasted an evening dinner in a pub and back to normal the next morning. The French do something similar. I think ireland is hung up on some Victorian fantasy.

Cabaal

GenieOz wrote: »

Nice to pick out one part of it to continue the absolutely pointless debate.
You don't know of any pubs open, grand.

I don't give a shíte if Christmas is a big deal around the world.

Grand, then don't use it as an example.

The fact that you've posted shows you care about what you call a pointless debate

GenieOz

Cabaal wrote: »

Grand, then don't use it as an example.

The fact that you've posted shows you care about what you call a pointless debate

I didn't use it as an example, you brought it up :rolleyes:
that is some awful logic you're working with there.

Dozen Wicked Words

Since we have wandered off topic anyway...

I think its great the pubs are closed on Good Friday, not for religious reasons, I'm not religious at all, but it is one of pitiful few days now that pub workers can get a day off. I used to like restrictive trading on a Sunday for the same reason for shop workers. If they want to say its for celebration of a sun god called dave that they have days off that's fine by me. It's as valid as worshipping the almighty euro (I worked hard for that pun)

catbear

Plenty of people work Xmas and good Friday, what makes bar staff any different. If they want good Friday they could swap for another day like others do.

ergonomics

catbear wrote: »

Plenty of people work Xmas and good Friday, what makes bar staff any different. If they want good Friday they could swap for another day like others do.

I usually work Monday - Friday every week and only have 30 minutes for lunch. I can never go to the bank during the week and they're closed at weekends.

Why do bank staff get every weekend and bank holiday off? What makes them different? If they want a weekend off they can swap for another day, just like everyone else.

Pubs being closed on Good Friday is an outdated law but in the grand scheme of things the pub is only closed for one day. Let the bar staff enjoy their day off. I know people want to socialise but there are other places to do that, and if you really really want to go to the pub, there's always the next Friday.

It's a trivial thing to be moaning about really.

GenieOz

ergonomics wrote: »

I usually work Monday - Friday every week and only have 30 minutes for lunch. I can never go to the bank during the week and they're closed at weekends.

Why do bank staff get every weekend and bank holiday off? What makes them different? If they want a weekend off they can swap for another day, just like everyone else.

Pubs being closed on Good Friday is an outdated law but in the grand scheme of things the pub is only closed for one day. Let the bar staff enjoy their day off. I know people want to socialise but there are other places to do that, and if you really really want to go to the pub, there's always the next Friday.

It's a trivial thing to be moaning about really.

Except for the fact that my friends won't be off next Friday.

ergonomics

GenieOz wrote: »

Except for the fact that my friends won't be off next Friday.

Like catbear said, why they don't just swap their working days so they're all off next Friday? It's that easy apparently!

catbear

I do all my banking online, suits me fine. BTW in the babks you can swap days for religious obligations. If you want bank type hours then pub work won't suit.

tedobrien98

GenieOz wrote: »

Christmas Day is a day synonymous with family getting together pretty much all over the world. Good Friday isn't, it's a random Friday in the middle of the year with no meaning whatsoever.

It's not really random at all... It's no more random than Christmas anyway.
Sure, take all the perks from Christianity like presents at Christmas, a piss up on St. Patrick's day, a Tuesday specially designated for pancakes...but you're afraid you'll die of thirst on Good Friday. :P
After all the good Lord did for you!!!

catbear

Anyway on principle alone I'm fed up of these freeloading pagans claiming Good Friday as sacrosanct when any real Christian can tell you it's sunday, the day of resurrection that matters. Anyone can die but how many can come back as a zombie?

Cabaal

catbear wrote: »

Anyway on principle alone I'm fed up of these freeloading pagans claiming Good Friday as sacrosanct when any real Christian can tell you it's sunday, the day of resurrection that matters. Anyone can die but how many can come back as a zombie?

Lots of people....once i release the virus...mwhahaha :pac:

catbear

I take it back, there's enough zombies already willing to vote fianna fail!

pegasus1

GenieOz wrote: »

Except for the fact that my friends won't be off next Friday.

GenieOz, do your friends work in pubs by any chance?:D

Is Ireland the only country that the pubs are closed on Christmas Day, not forgetting Good Friday, in that it's a day for family.

I wonder are the bars closed for thanksgiving in the states? Must ask my sister in law on that one..

I am sure the pubs in the uk are used by people wanting to get away for a quick break...no harm in that..

By the way if pubs were open on Good Friday, less drink would be consumed that day, by one and all...