Pubs to open on Good Friday

ANDREWMUFC · 25-01-2018 06:38PM

And they absolutely steamed. Falling around the place like there’s no tomorrow

25-01-2018 06:51PM

I'm going to miss the kick I'd get watching the news to see the stags and hens wandering around temple bar moaning about the pubs closed

A Little Pony · 25-01-2018 06:57PM

Irish people need to stop drinking, not being encouraged to drink more. One of the worst problems with the country is the drinking culture.

The_Valeyard · 25-01-2018 07:00PM

Militant atheists are going to be fairly upset by this news. Yet another thing to complain about taken away from them.

Beechwoodspark · 25-01-2018 07:01PM

That wanker crockwell is involved in this law change so for that alone I’m against this

splinter65 · 25-01-2018 07:01PM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Make Good Friday great again. Don't think I'll bother going to the pub now that I have a choice.
Time for a campaign for Christmas Day opening.

Just because some people still think Christmas Day should be a family day, we shouldn’t be forced to adhere to someone else’s ideals .
Pubs open on Christmas Day now!

_Dara_ · 25-01-2018 07:03PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Militant atheists are going to be fairly upset by this news. Yet another thing to complain about taken away from them.

Hardly. Many will be very happy with what this means: a further step toward complete separation of church and state.

splinter65 · 25-01-2018 07:03PM

drake70 wrote: »

December 8th is a holy day when the schools are off and because of that it was a popular day to bring the kids Christmas shopping.

I've been in the public service for 27 years and have never had it off except when it fell on a Saturday or Sunday.

Bank time, which has now been abolished, was only a half hour per pay day.

My brother was in since 1979. Those were the conditions he started with, and finished with.

joe40 · 25-01-2018 07:03PM

There used to be 3 days a year when pubs were closed, christmas day, good friday and St. Patricks day. About time this law was changed. If you don't want to go to the pib then don't

NinetyTwoTeam · 25-01-2018 07:04PM

I don't even drink any more but I support this change.
Years ago was in a pub on Holy Thursday and the gardai came in on the stroke of midnight telling everyone to finish up and leave. One lad tried to argue that we had bought the drink before 12 and should be free to finish it at whatever pace we want. Cops took his name and he got issued a 100 euro fine in the post for public order.

No need for that carry on, and no need for any church to be involved in laws to tell people when they can drink or eat something.

People moaning about losing a day off - the pub owners isn't being forced to open, they could still give you the day off, but sadly many won't.

AMKC · 25-01-2018 07:04PM

A Little Pony wrote: »

Irish people need to stop drinking, not being encouraged to drink more. One of the worst problems with the country is the drinking culture.

I agree totally with that.

_Dara_ · 25-01-2018 07:05PM

A Little Pony wrote: »

Irish people need to stop drinking, not being encouraged to drink more. One of the worst problems with the country is the drinking culture.

Good Friday was the biggest house party day on the calendar. You're deluded if you think the Good Friday ban curbed drinking. And, believe me, anyone with an alcohol dependence wouldn't have been caught out, they're the people who'd have got booze in ahead of the day.

Beechwoodspark · 25-01-2018 07:08PM

Almost every pub in this country is a kip serving overpriced muck and I for one avoid them as much as possible and will be doing so this coming Good Friday. Anyone who does go for a few, Enjoy the price gouging yiz mugs !

Bang of Make Irish pubs great again off this

Huntergonzo · 25-01-2018 07:12PM

Ha well, there goes virtually the only Friday of the year I actually wanted a drink.

Embarrassing that it took 91 years to get rid of this ridiculous ban but at least it's done now.

colm_mcm · 25-01-2018 07:17PM

Ok, let’s get to work on Christmas Day now.

Badly Drunk Boy · 25-01-2018 07:20PM

splinter65 wrote: »

If you could get the weekend off it’d mean you’d actually have 4 days.
But that’s all over now.

splinter65 wrote: »

Good Friday is absolutely not a public holiday. It is a bank holiday, a big difference.

So do employers give the day off because the pubs are closed or the banks are closed? Are the banks still going to close?

Agricola · 25-01-2018 07:35PM

The Good Friday drink ban is a great way of demonstrating the absolute adolescent attitude so many people have to a) drink and b) authority in general.

People who are practically pioneers the other 364 days of the year, apart from Good Friday when they often ended up in alcohol induced comas so they could "stick it to the man" and "his religious oppression that keeps me from drinkin"

I'm all for a secular society where religious beliefs don't impinge on what the non religious want to do with their free time, but is there anything inherently wrong with one other day in the year, along with Christmas, when people in an industry with shítty wages and work hours got time off, another family orientated day/night when people either abstain or drink their heads off at home if they so wished.

rainbowtrout · 25-01-2018 07:35PM

drake70 wrote: »

December 8th is a holy day when the schools are off and because of that it was a popular day to bring the kids Christmas shopping.

I've been in the public service for 27 years and have never had it off except when it fell on a Saturday or Sunday.

Bank time, which has now been abolished, was only a half hour per pay day.

Schools are not off on the 8th.

If a school chooses to close on the 8th, they have to make the day up in the school calendar, usually by coming back a day earlier in August.

_Dara_ · 25-01-2018 07:41PM

Agricola wrote: »

I'm all for a secular society where religious beliefs don't impinge on what the non religious want to do with their free time, but is there anything inherently wrong with one other day in the year, along with Christmas, when people in an industry with shítty wages and work hours got time off, another family orientated day/night when people either abstain or drink their heads off at home if they so wished.

Once again, with feeling: people get annual leave and do not work 364 days a years in these jobs.

People can still abstain from drinking on Good Friday.

From a church/state separation viewpoint, this is an important development. You say you're all for a secular society. This is a step towards achieving that. Such a small thing but so big at the same time.

Walter Bishop · 25-01-2018 07:41PM

Agricola wrote: »

The Good Friday drink ban is a great way of demonstrating the absolute adolescent attitude so many people have to a) drink and b) authority in general.

People who are practically pioneers the other 364 days of the year, apart from Good Friday when they often ended up in alcohol induced comas so they could "stick it to the man" and "his religious oppression that keeps me from drinkin"

I'm all for a secular society where religious beliefs don't impinge on what the non religious want to do with their free time, but is there anything inherently wrong with one other day in the year, along with Christmas, when people in an industry with shítty wages and work hours got time off, another family orientated day/night when people either abstain or drink their heads off at home if they so wished.

Publicans are free to close on any day of the year they choose, but incredibly they choose not to. Removing a religiously-motivated ban is a good thing in general, as a small section of society should not be dictating to the rest how they live.

People are free to either drink on Good Friday or not, and publicans are free to open, or not. Choice is great.

wexie · 25-01-2018 07:42PM

Agricola wrote: »

but is there anything inherently wrong with one other day in the year, along with Christmas, when people in an industry with shítty wages and work hours got time off, another family orientated day/night when people either abstain or drink their heads off at home if they so wished.

Not at all, least I don't think so.

And if there was a 'lets give pub staff a day off' day, somewhere randomly in the year then I'd have no problem with that, whatsoever. Same with a 'family promotion' night or whatever you want to call it.

As it is I'm very rarely in the pub anyways.

I just have a problem with it being done ON a religious holiday and BECAUSE it's a religious holiday.

Same way I have a problem with not being allowed to buy a bottle of wine on Sundays before 12.30 because mass isn't out yet.
Not because I'm likely to drink it before 12.30 but because if I happen to want to do my shopping nice and early why should I be inconvenienced by people telling me I can't buy a bottle of wine NOW.....to drink later....or never?

Mebuntu · 25-01-2018 07:46PM

Might help out the tourists but can't see this law change making any difference to the native drinking fraternity who can't last a day without drink being available (i.e., 90% of the population) who will have already worked out solutions over all the years.

joe_99 · 25-01-2018 07:53PM

Mebuntu wrote: »

Might help out the tourists but can't see this law change making any difference to the native drinking fraternity who can't last a day without drink being available (i.e., 90% of the population) who will have already worked out solutions over all the years.

I'd be surprised if 5% of the population frequent a pub on an average Friday night.

Agricola · 25-01-2018 07:55PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Once again, with feeling: people get annual leave and do not work 364 days a years in these jobs.

People can still abstain from drinking on Good Friday.

From a church/state separation viewpoint, this is an important development. You say you're all for a secular society. This is a step towards achieving that. Such a small thing but so big at the same time.

Nobody works 364 days a year, thats not the issue. The issue is some of us have cushy numbers working 9 to 5's Monday to Friday, some even have 9 to 3's with around 4 months in the year off (

that's another thread) but some are in jobs where they can be rostered across the 7 days of the week with very unsociable hours and shít pay. And for what? So a nation that's so steeped in drink that our national symbol could easily be a pint of guinness, has yet another day to immerse itself in the stuff.

Church/state separation is all great but this is just a win for the Vintners/revenue by stealth. I'd rather declare Good Friday, National Dry Shíte Day and keep the status quo with none of the Catholic connotations that so excite all the a la carte atheists who probably still happened to have big church weddings!

Reputable Rog · 25-01-2018 07:58PM

Gonna party like it's 1926, who hoo! Up de Republic.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 25-01-2018 08:00PM

I'm going to the pub but I'm not going to drink in protest at this move.

_Dara_ · 25-01-2018 08:00PM

Agricola wrote: »

Church/state separation is all great but this is just a win for the Vintners/revenue by stealth.

Ya know what? I'm okay with that.

Oh and I had a civil wedding myself.

Civil ceremonies are growing more popular every year.

wexie · 25-01-2018 08:01PM

Agricola wrote: »

I'd rather declare Good Friday, National Dry Shíte Day and keep the status quo with none of the Catholic connotations that so excite all the a la carte atheists who probably still happened to have big church weddings!

I think that might just get all the Catholics up in arms

Badly Drunk Boy · 25-01-2018 08:19PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

I don’t know anyone outside of public sector workers who got Good Friday off.

I work in the private sector, but some of our suppliers, also private sector, always take Good Friday off. And it is one of the traditional builder's holidays.

Sexual Chocolate · 25-01-2018 08:25PM

hynesie08 wrote: »

Only day off in the year is it?

Yep :rolleyes:

Pubs to open on Good Friday

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