Good Friday could soon be Great Friday

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Because that's what they have always done. Minorities whinge and cry about being discriminated against and generally get their way. This is just another example.

There was never any vote on this, just a bunch of arseholes who cried every year that they couldn't buy alcohol on good Friday and they have now got their wish. It would suit the government better to do something about the endless social and health issues this country has rather than adding to them by letting sad pathetic gobshítes have another day they can drink in pubs.

People who want the pubs to be allowed to open on Good Friday are a minority group now?

What's your problem with this change?

Alena Happy Rebellion wrote: »

Work in an off licence, you can get this cheap stuff called Hellesbrau for a euro a can......

or go to aldi 12 cans of galahad for 8.75:

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Because that's what they have always done. Minorities whinge and cry about being discriminated against and generally get their way. This is just another example.

There was never any vote on this, just a bunch of arseholes who cried every year that they couldn't buy alcohol on good Friday and they have now got their wish. It would suit the government better to do something about the endless social and health issues this country has rather than adding to them by letting sad pathetic gobshítes have another day they can drink in pubs.

So you reckon it's okay that minorities should be discriminated against because they are in minority. Tough luck if your in a minority.

The problem wasn't that ppl couldn't buy alcohol, that problem could be easily solved by buying the beer the day before. The problem is that ppl can't go out and socialize in the way they are accustomed to on a Friday and you know that perfectly well.

The point you made about the government doing something about the problem of high alcohol consumption is fine. But the ban on drinking on Good Friday never had anything to do with tackling that problem and again you know that perfectly well.

What I take from your rather insulting post to ppl who go out on the weekends, most just once a week or fortnight to enjoy themselves, is that you are irked that religious influence in Irish society is vastly diminished.

Let me irk you even further. Your point about having no vote on the issue is precisely because the views of the majority which are clearly the result of one's religious views have been deemed in this country to be not worthy of recognition. That is how it should be. And long may it last.

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Good, it will stop the whinging from in denial alcoholics we get every year

So people looking to open their premises and those that want to separate church and state are really just in-denial alcoholics? Really?

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Because that's what they have always done. Minorities whinge and cry about being discriminated against and generally get their way. This is just another example.

There was never any vote on this, just a bunch of arseholes who cried every year that they couldn't buy alcohol on good Friday and they have now got their wish. It would suit the government better to do something about the endless social and health issues this country has rather than adding to them by letting sad pathetic gobshs have another day they can drink in pubs.

The Good Friday ban has increased binge drinking in many cases. In recent years it has turned into the biggest house party day of the year. If it was just another Friday this would not happen. Your argument is ridiculous.

seamus wrote: »

That's the thing. Our drinking habits are massively influenced by when we can't it. If we liberalised our drinking laws, alcohol abuse and social disorder would probably go way down. Instead of ordering 2 pints when the guy flashes the lights, you'd just head off to another pub and have one before going home.
You see, just because you wouldn't go to the pub, doesn't mean nobody would.

I generally don't see the issue with allowing pubs open on Xmas day - very few still would, except maybe a couple in the city centres.

All pubs would have to open as a person going o have a drink sees the pub closed grumbles what the F$%K sees another pub open makes that there regular as they stayed open and the other pub loses business. All because they chose to give there staff 1 day off. So I think it better to say here there is a day when ye all have to close. Same day every year Christmas Day. I think its the same in New Zealand and I think Australia unless it has been changed

Its 1 day you can survive read a book, match a film god forbid talk to someone

riffmongous wrote: »

Yeah but which clubs? I don't remember seeing anyone ever drinking at Richmond or Tallaght, but I usually don't leave my seat

Rovers do have a matchday bar but it's restricted to club members and anybody that pays for a match hospitality package.

Some LOI clubs have bars like Bohs, Shels, Galway and Dundalk off the top of my head. I've been in the Bohs, Shels and Galway bars anyway.

martingriff wrote: »

All pubs would have to open as a person going o have a drink sees the pub closed grumbles what the F$%K sees another pub open makes that there regular as they stayed open and the other pub loses business. All because they chose to give there staff 1 day off. So I think it better to say here there is a day when ye all have to close. Same day every year Christmas Day. I think its the same in New Zealand and I think Australia unless it has been changed

Its 1 day you can survive read a book, match a film god forbid talk to someone

The pubs aren't being opened on Christmas day. Also, I don't know any pubs that only give their staff Good Friday and Christmas day off.

Also, if my local is closed but some other place is open on the day, I'm not going to choose to drink in that other pub over my local for the rest of my life. Can't imagine a place would lose much business for choosing not to open on a Good Friday.

murpho999 wrote: »

Where does this silly idea come from that bar staff work 363 days a year?

This.

Also, so what if pubs did open Christmas Day? Not everybody is religious/ christian, has kids or even care about Christmas.

If you can find the staff that are willing to work that day, why not?

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Good Friday will turn into Just Another Friday. Good Friday is one of the best drinking days of the year. People will miss it when it is gone.

And it'll stop being an unofficial day off too. People will whinge more about that than not being able to drink in the pub for one of two days a year

Careful what you wish for people

seamus wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is a publican-led initiative tbh. They've been complaining for years that Good Friday is the only day they get to take off and redecorate/deep clean their bars, and how could you take that away from them?

The bill is pretty straightforward and not with any sinister gotchas, e.g. it's not allowing pub sales while keeping off-licence banned. It's basically just making Good Friday another Friday.

So they only deep clean once a year? Nice.

Maybe the owner run bars like the day off, the bigger pubs will have a small army of min. wage people to keep the show going.

Bad precedent to set.

Isn't having Easter Monday off also a bit churchy?

Religious fests like St. Patrick's day and Christmas Day would have to go too if we push the senator's rationale all the way. You'd be left with just NYD, Halloween, and a few summer Mondays.

Pretty brutal sounding this church/state separation thing. Or can we cherry pick? The old Irish hypocrisy prerogative?

seamus wrote: »

Nobody's getting rid of Good Friday.

I think he means the days off that are normally given. Traditionally the Public Service get Good Friday off and have a four day long weekend. That will have to go now, which is a good thing.

Christmas also is seen to be a pagan holiday, the question is what day off is next up on the chopping block?