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Pubs to open on Good Friday

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  • #212
    AudreyHepburn
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    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?


  • #213
    jimgoose
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    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?

    I'm the sort who doesn't bother with it at all if I can't hold up a saloon-bar counter for a couple of hours while talking ballix with my fellow middle-aged ten-year-olds. :pac:


  • #214
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    Ragnar Lothbrok wrote:
    No it's not.


    Yes it is. I is officially a protestant religion. It is not ruled by the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican. The Vatican is what influences Ireland not the religion who looks at a British ex king as the founder of its Church


  • #215
    jimgoose
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    Yes it is. I is officially a protestant religion. It is not ruled by the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican. The Vatican is what influences Ireland not the religion who looks at a British ex king as the founder of its Church

    Mick Jackson is an ex-British king??


  • #216
    Mr.H
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    AudreyHepburn wrote:
    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?


    OK Let's say it wasn't pubs. Let's say it was illegal to have sex one day a year instead. Would that be alright?

    It's not about people desperate to go to the pub. It's about people wanting to rid the country from archaic laws invented to appease our Vatican oppressors by saying "look we are a good little Catholic country".

    As stated I personally might go out on good Friday. Not because I feel I haven't but because his year it falls 2 days after my birthday and the weekend is usually when my friends and loved ones are free.

    But every other year just like before it will be just another Friday. Except going forward there will be less ridiculous laws


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  • #217
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    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?

    It's just the principle of it. That's it.


  • #218
    jimgoose
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    OK Let's say it wasn't pubs. Let's say it was illegal to have sex one day a year instead. Would that be alright?...

    It's already illegal to have sex in the pub. What's your point??


  • #219
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    jimgoose wrote:
    Mick Jackson is an ex-British king??


    Might as well be.

    The church of Ireland was established in 1536 by king Henry viii


  • #220
    Mutant z
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    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?

    I agree with much of what you say however i still think it was a nonsensical law and that the option should be there for those who want a pint or 2 i don't see why it was such a problem like i said very few took it seriously anyway I'm sure most people are in favour with removing this law.


  • #221
    Sue Pa Key Pa
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    So you would have no issue with pubs opening on Xmas Day?

    I'd have no problem with that at all. No way would I be bothered going myself but, for various reasons, some bar staff might want to work and some customers might want t go and have a drink and avoid participating in the whole bloody thing


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  • #222
    Mr.H
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    jimgoose wrote:
    It's already illegal to have sex in the pub. What's your point??


    It is??? Oh crap

    Next on the agenda. Get rid of the ban on sex in pubs.

    I think if you really tried to read my post you would understand my point.


  • #223
    Sue Pa Key Pa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭Sue Pa Key Pa


    jimgoose wrote: »
    It's already illegal to (get caught) have sex in the pub. What's your point??

    FYP


  • #224
    Sleeper12
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    It's about time they opened on good Friday. Having said that I most likely won't be in the pub that day. I do like choice


  • #225
    jimgoose
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    Might as well be.

    The church of Ireland was established in 1536 by king Henry viii

    Nope. The Irish parliament at the time declared him the "Supreme Head of the Church on earth", and therefore in Ireland. Archbishop Jackson is his successor. The monarch over the road is the head of the Anglican Church (another member of the Anglican Communion, alongside the CoI) and the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. All the respective theologies agree on the founder of the church(es), viz. the figure known as Jesus Christ.


  • #226
    Mr.H
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    jimgoose wrote:
    Nope. The Irish parliament at the time declared him the "Supreme Head of the Church on earth", and therefore in Ireland. Archbishop Jackson is his successor. The monarch over the road is the head of the Anglican Church (another member of the Anglican Communion, alongside the CoI) and the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. All the respective theologies agree on the founder of the church(es), viz. the figure known as Jesus Christ.

    Well whatever about who is overhead it now there are two facts that remain.

    One. King Henry did establish the coi.

    Two. None of this matters as what I said was he the Roman Catholic Church is the one that influenced Ireland. Not the coi


  • #227
    kenmc
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    AudreyHepburn wrote: »
    Made no difference to me one way or the other - it’s beyond me why so many people can’t or won’t wait 24 hours to go to the pub. Is it that terrible to have to drink at home one night of the year?
    But that's not the issue. It's not that everyone goes to the pub every single day of the year. Many folk are more than capable of going more than 24hrs without going to the pub, me included. The issue is that why do an archaic set of beliefs in an inbred cannabilistic zombie skyfairy dictate when or not people must be forced to not go to the pub, rather than being able to decide that for themselves.


  • #228
    rafatoni
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    Will the minimum license law now be scrapped now we have appeased the vinters and publicans on this?


  • #229
    Birdie Num Num
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    If you dont know the influence the Catholic Church had in Ireland in the last 100 years then you have absolute zero idea of what you are talking about

    I am not denying the origins of the ban but so what about the origins. It was legislation that prevented the sale of alcohol on Good Friday. Nobody is up in arms that they can't go to their favourite pub at 4am in the morning because of licensing laws or can't get take out after 10pm.


  • #230
    kenmc
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    Birdie Num Num wrote: »
    I am not denying the origins of the ban but so what about the origins. It was legislation that prevented the sale of alcohol on Good Friday. Nobody is up in arms that they can't go to their favourite pub at 4am in the morning because of licensing laws or can't get take out after 10pm.
    Are they not?


  • #231
    seamus
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    Birdie Num Num wrote: »
    Nobody is up in arms that they can't go to their favourite pub at 4am in the morning because of licensing laws or can't get take out after 10pm.
    How's that rock you're living under?


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  • #232
    Feisar
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    I dunno, meh I suppose.

    It was always good for a house party.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #233
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
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    Mr.H wrote: »
    OK Let's say it wasn't pubs. Let's say it was illegal to have sex one day a year instead. Would that be alright?

    It's not about people desperate to go to the pub. It's about people wanting to rid the country from archaic laws invented to appease our Vatican oppressors by saying "look we are a good little Catholic country".

    As stated I personally might go out on good Friday. Not because I feel I haven't but because his year it falls 2 days after my birthday and the weekend is usually when my friends and loved ones are free.

    But every other year just like before it will be just another Friday. Except going forward there will be less ridiculous laws

    But it was never illegal to drink on Good Friday. It was just that licensing laws meant that pubs stayed closed on that day. The origin for that might have less relevance to people today than it did fifty years ago, but it was a tradition that was still upheld and allowed bar staff a day off.

    The origin of celebrating Christmas Day is now lost on many people, but that doesn't mean Christmas has been scrapped. Many traditions originated due to religious belief and continue to be upheld by those who no longer have that belief.

    I just don't understand why there was so much indignation about pubs being closed on Good Friday. I can understand concerns about issues such as tourism, but otherwise what was the big deal? It was a tradition founded, like many traditions, on a religious principle and continued to be honoured, like many traditions, in an increasingly secular society.

    Far more important things to get worked up about.


  • #234
    GritBiscuit
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    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    ...and continued to be honoured, like many traditions, in an increasingly secular society.

    Far more important things to get worked up about.

    I think that's it in a nutshell tho...it wasn't honoured in the true sense of the meaning - in that the pubs/off-licences were open and people chose not to partake on those days because their adherence to the principal meant more to them, it was a state mandated ban on alcoholic purchases that the masses had no option but go along with (and increasingly find ways around) to the point that the whole thing was a running joke.

    If people want to honour their traditions, more power to them, I'm all for that. State enforcing the traditions of an ever shrinking some on everyone else - not so much.


  • #235
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
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    GritBiscuit wrote: »
    I think that's it in a nutshell tho...it wasn't honoured in the true sense of the meaning - in that the pubs/off-licences were open and people chose not to partake on those days because their adherence to the principal meant more to them, it was a state mandated ban on alcoholic purchases that the masses had no option but go along with (and increasingly find ways around) to the point that the whole thing was a running joke.

    If people want to honour their traditions, more power to them, I'm all for that. State enforcing the traditions of an ever shrinking some on everyone else - not so much.

    Yes, that's a fair point.

    I suppose it's the way some people got so worked up about it I find hard to understand, instead of just rolling their eyes and opening a bottle of wine at home.


  • #236
    GritBiscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭GritBiscuit


    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    Yes, that's a fair point.

    I suppose it's the way some people got so worked up about it I find hard to understand, instead of just rolling their eyes and opening a bottle of wine at home.

    Apathy doesn't change laws...if you want to elicit change and forge the kind of society you want to live in and your kids to live in rather than meekly doffing the cap to previous generations, eye rolling isn't going to do it...unfortunately. :)


  • #237
    Retrovertigo
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    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    but it was a tradition that was still upheld and allowed bar staff a day off.

    What? Bar staff had a day off because the business was shut. You're missing the point entirely.


    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    I just don't understand why there was so much indignation about pubs being closed on Good Friday. I can understand concerns about issues such as tourism, but otherwise what was the big deal? It was a tradition founded, like many traditions, on a religious principle and continued to be honoured, like many traditions, in an increasingly secular society.

    Far more important things to get worked up about.

    People are long sick of being dictated to by religious code. Pure and simple. It isn't only about the drink but it's about not being able to have it because religious entities deemed it improper.


  • #238
    El Weirdo
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    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    ...but it was a tradition that was still upheld and allowed bar staff a day off.

    Can people just stop posting this shit?


  • #239
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
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    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Can people just stop posting this shit?

    Did you read ShooterSF's post?


  • #240
    Retrovertigo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Retrovertigo


    Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: »
    Did you read ShooterSF's post?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmkMRUNK8Q4


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  • #241
    CruelCoin
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    This Good Friday, I'm going to the pub and I'm going to get absolutely wasted out of sheer principle.

    The Flying Spaghetti Monster, all praise be his Noodles, shall surely rejoice that we are moving away from the Christian dark ages.

    May the Grog flow for all who would want it, whenever they should want to lend praise to our saucy lord!

    RAmen!


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