Richard Hillman wrote: » The €9 meal thing was 100% around trying to change our culture. They wanted us to go to a pub, all have a meal and think "wow, this is great. We had a nice meal and we're home after 2 hours, not battered. Lets do this more often". There was no scientific logic to the €9 meal. In fact, because you had more contact with the waiting staff, it would have been worse. Holohan and co abused their position and power during a time of national crisis to try and slip in some long term changes. We were saying that here last summer and we were dismissed as conspiracy theorists. I think most sane people can admit now that have been abusing the crisis to go after our pub culture.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » It was explained about 4 posts above where you said it was never explained. Not sure you were really paying great attention.
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » The made up story about pubs with restaurant licences planning to open but not serve any food? No it was never explained by anybody. Ever.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » H It was about the restaurants lobbying to stay open - because people gotta eat
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Resultants were allowed to open because they're pretty essential.
Coillte_Bhoy wrote: » What do you mean 'made up story'??
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » Restaurants were not allowed stay open. Closed from March until June 29th, closed in October / November and closed again after Christmas still closed today. Clearly not "pretty essential" then. Another "explanation" goes south.
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » It was posted here that pubs with restaurant licences were planning to open selling drink and no food so as to abuse the rules. It was a made up conspiracy story with no source.
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » It was also given by way of explanation that pubs with restaurant licences were planning to abuse the rule by just serving drink, hence the €9 meal requirement. Is this a valid explanation of it in your opinion?
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Covid numbers permitting. During lockdowns they weren't open, so the €9 didn't apply.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » I didn't say anyone abused anything.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Do you understand the explanation I gave?
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » I never said you did, somebody else was passing it off as the explanation for the €9 meal. No I don't understand your explanation saying restaurants are essential since they have been closed most of the time for over a year. It makes no sense to claim they are essential TBH. Plenty of takeaway options as we all know too well.
PTH2009 wrote: » The food in some places last year was criminal (tesco pizza, Nachos etc). In most places once your meal was done and the place wasn't booked it was back to normal til closing time with the exception of not been able to order at the bar (finding a waiter/ess was a little irritating). The early closes were a killer, 9.30pm last orders on a Saturday night come on Things are way more positive looking at the UK in regards no time limits, reasonable opening/closing times etc
hynesie08 wrote: » You need to drink in better pubs.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Do you get it now?
Ray Donovan wrote: » Surely when outdoor pubs open again time limits will be gone and normal closing times will apply again?
PTH2009 wrote: » Personally can't see normal closing times for when outdoor is permitted as it could turn into a right party atmosphere as the night goes on. Plus some places would be near residential areas. Id guess Mon-Thurs/Sun- 11pm last orders (out by 11.30) Fri/Sat- 12pm last orders (out by 12.30) I'd love to see the back of time limits and the pre booking stuff
stephenjmcd wrote: » The times you've posted are essentially the closing times of most pubs anyway with a difference of like a half hour. Last orders on weekends is 12.30 anyway. If I was to bet it'll be out by 11 every night because of residential areas. Last orders 10/10.15 Will just have to put up with it until indoor returns
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » I think so. Restaurants are essential except during a pandemic.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Well, not quite. They opened some of the time and not other times. So they arent absolutely essential like a hospital or a supermarket or any of the essential businesses that stayed open throughout the pandemic. But that's beside the point. The question was about why there was a €9 meal rule. And the answer to that question is because €9 was established (pre covid) as the threshold for a substantial meal. They decided to allow places operating primarily as restaurants, selling a substantial meal to open (up to lockdown level 4). Hence the places that were able to fulfil that requirement were able to open Now do you understand?
spurshero wrote: » Jesus some have too much time on there hands . The 9 euro meal thing is gone maybe ye should all forget about it and move on .
NIAC Fanboy wrote: » If people stopped coming on here and spreading stuff along the lines of "restaurants are "pretty esential" so they had to be allowed open" And "pubs had a plan to sell drink with no food because there was a restaurant licence attached" then maybe we could move on. But a few lads keep coming on spreading their theories / opinions and then try to claim these are some sort of definitive explanation without ever being able to provide a source.
