murpho999 wrote: » I think if the law was loosened that the majority of pubs would not be open anyway. urs.
Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: » Did you read ShooterSF's post?
Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: 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.
Rose Ashy Rigging wrote: 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.
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » Apparently it's tradition in some parts of the country for publicans to paint their pubs on Good Friday. Have to do it on xmas day now.
beertons wrote: Same with getting the carpets redone.
GritBiscuit wrote: » 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.
AudreyHepburn wrote: As the other poster says it’s how worked up people get over it that is hard to understand.
Mr.H wrote: » Then why are people getting so worked up about wanting to keep the bars closed? The only thing that changes is people who wanna go to the bar can. The ones who don't won't.
El Weirdo wrote: » Yes. Perhaps we should compel all businesses to close for one day a year so the staff can go on a jolly-up together.
ShooterSF wrote: » So abolish bank holidays?
splinter65 wrote: » For a lot of public servants Dec 8 was and continues to be yet another extra days annual leave. A day to get your Christmas shopping. My brother a public servant retired there at 55 last year and he still got it, but he was still getting an hour off per week to cash his pay Cheque too, despite being paid monthly by electronic transfer.
A Disgrace wrote: » It’s hilarious how many people here seem to think that this ban was lifted simply as a F-You to religion and because we’ve now a progressive, secular Ireland and no longer shackled to the church Certainly, we’re getting there, but the real truth is that it was done to appease the Publican lobby groups. The irony of a State, who wants to introduce a minimum unit price on alcohol and hide it behind curtains in shops, actually lifting a one-day drink ban, with no public pressure, is amazing. It was lifted purely because Easter Thursday is easily the busiest day of the year for Off-Licences, and the Publicans simply weren’t happy with that. Tourism? Firstly, have you guys seen how much a tourist drinks – and besides, most tourists stay in hotels. You were always able to get drinks on Good Friday (with a meal) in a hotel. The net result of all of this is that over the next couple of years, Good Friday will become a normal Friday and anyone who previously enjoyed an unofficial day off work or whatever, will probably be expected to work. And yeah, we can all still have house parties and get the beers in, but honestly, we can do that any time now, so why bother doing it on Good Friday? The charm of it was that we had no choice, and there was an excited panic about it in the days beforehand. It was a bit of fun, a bit of tradition. That’s all gone, but most galling, the Publicans win again.
martingriff wrote: » The hour to cash your cheque is long gone over 5 years. Since I started in Revenue we never got the 6th or 8th whichever it was off as an extra day (except teachers if kids off). We used to get day after st. Stephens day but noþ anymore. I started in 2007. Never got cheque time
mistersifter wrote: » How could you be charmed by someone taking away your freedom to choose to do something?
El Weirdo wrote: » Did I say that? Loads of businesses are open on bank holidays. No one is compelled to close.
murpho999 wrote: » Thing is all the people who find it wrong that the pubs will be open on Good Friday have already lost the argument as the legislation has now been passed and from now on the pubs will be open and those who want to drink may legally do so and those who don't want to may also choose not to, and there is absolutely nothing that these people can do about it except post ridiculous arguments on internet forums. This year it will be novelty to have the pubs open but by Easter 2019 it will feel complete normal, just like the smoking ban, divorce, contraception, gay marriage etc .
AudreyHepburn wrote: » As the other poster says it’s how worked up people get over it that is hard to understand.
CruelCoin wrote: » Given the history of the church in this country, it's not surprising if some people want its role reduced as much as possible. It's all about principle. If you want to be religious and abstain from drink on Good Friday, then have at it, more power to you. But I've always thought it ignorant in the extreme to foist religious beliefs on non-adherents.
Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: » Sure it’s up there with those major social issues. You forgot the end of slavery. The chartist movement. The suffragettes. Although I noticed that while most of your list was an increase in liberty, the smoking ban was a prohibition. Odd juxtaposition
Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: » The freedom to be blotto every day of the year in a pub. It’s nice that we’ve moved on as a nation.
ShooterSF wrote: Not forced to close, but they are compelled to because of bank holidays.
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