Drink on Good Friday

extraice · 14-03-2010 10:43PM #1

There are only two days when you will be hard pressed to get any drink - Good Friday and Christmas Day. why is this and all Eu zone are open for drink
Goodfriday ? what good about it ?

public can get a drink , what about the Tourism

KevinVonSpiel · 14-03-2010 10:51PM

extraice wrote: »

There are only two days when you will be hard pressed to get any drink - Good Friday and Christmas Day. why is this and all Eu zone are open for drink
Goodfriday ? what good about it ?

public can get a drink , what about the Tourism

Are you related to George W. Bush?

Clinque · 14-03-2010 11:09PM

Haha I think these are the two days of the year I drink the most!!

biko · 14-03-2010 11:14PM

Still three weeks away OP.
As this isn't Galway specific I'll bump it over to the good folks at AH for some well-measured responses and jovial banter.

Sofiztikated · 14-03-2010 11:17PM

Why is this? Because Church and State were holding hands when laws were being made.

Why do I care? I don't. Doesn't bother me one bit, I can get by without dying because a public house is closed for one day.

El Weirdo · 14-03-2010 11:18PM

extraice wrote: »

There are only two days when you will be hard pressed to get any drink - Good Friday and Christmas Day. why is this and all Eu zone are open for drink
Goodfriday ? what good about it ?

public can get a drink , what about the Tourism

What?

Euro_Kraut · 14-03-2010 11:20PM

I like quirky laws like this. Makes me feel Ireland is special.

orourkeda · 14-03-2010 11:20PM

I notice that " who gives a rats ass " isnt an option

Guy:Incognito · 14-03-2010 11:22PM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Why is this? Because Church and State were holding hands when laws were being made.

Why do I care? I don't. Doesn't bother me one bit, I can get by without dying because a public house is closed for one day.

You can still get by without drink if it's open.But the point is you can choose.

Sofiztikated · 14-03-2010 11:25PM

Stekelly wrote: »

You can still get by without drink if it's open.But the point is you can choose.

Ah, see, with it being closed, you don't have to choose. And anyway, theres going to be more pissed people on Good Friday than on any other Friday, its just they won't be falling out of the pubs at 1.30.

Milky Moo · 14-03-2010 11:27PM

Just go to the off license the day before bingo bango you can get drunk cheaply with friends in the comfort of your own home.

It's a non issue!

bigbadbear · 14-03-2010 11:28PM

It's the best day to drink ever. If the pubs start opening it will be ruined!!!

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 14-03-2010 11:30PM

Knock airport is banging every good friday, I swear to god any other country would be disgusted at the drinking and debauchery going on in an airport, security is right out the window in the name of a good time cos we're not meant to be having a good time

sron · 14-03-2010 11:35PM

I don't think those preaching secularism really care if they're open or not; it's just another example of Church bashing (which I wouldn't mind only for its pettiness).The only people who really care about this are the publicans who want more money. So it comes down to a battle between greed and religion. I'm reasonably sure where 21st century Ireland will stand on this matter.

Turtyturd · 14-03-2010 11:37PM

Are any pubs still open? Last I remember publicans were crying about how the smoking ban was killing them off.

What next, will we find out taxi drivers are exaggerating their circumstances too?

ScumLord · 14-03-2010 11:43PM

I'm not bothered, I wasn't going to the pub that day anyway.

orourkeda · 14-03-2010 11:50PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Are any pubs still open? Last I remember publicans were crying about how the smoking ban was killing them off.

What next, will we find out taxi drivers are exaggerating their circumstances too?

Or will they simply cry into their pint like all irish people?

stovelid · 14-03-2010 11:54PM

It's stupid that you can't buy drink on that day, yet it seems silly to really really need to drink more as a result.

doughef · 14-03-2010 11:56PM

I have to say, fairly impressed with most of the comments here so far,

good friday, like it or not, is a huge day with huge meaning for a lot of people. Religious beliefs aside (practicing Catholic myself) its a day for a small bit of stepping back and remembering the important things in life.
Its always been that shops etc were closed. If we were to open up everything it would be a real slap in the face to the older generation who revere the day so much,

now, as a big time boozer myself, i have no problem with the pubs being closed,again, its nice to be able to have a day out of the ordinary every so often,

wont be eating meat either

Guy:Incognito · 15-03-2010 12:03AM

doughef wrote: »

good friday, like it or not, is a huge day with huge meaning for a lot of people.

The people that hold it in high regard fr religious meaning is steadily declining. the majority would prefer it was a normal Friday. Most of us dont have a day off anyway.

Practicing Catholics (and anyone else for that matter) can continue to not go to the pub and observe good Friday as they always did. The rest of us can spend our day the way we choose.

lugha · 15-03-2010 12:04AM

I don’t why this law isn’t regarded by both publicans and the Gardai as one of these bizarre archaic laws, you know the kind (e.g. It is only permissible to drive a cow on a public highway the first Sunday after a full moon if you pin a yellow ribbon to her right butt cheek) and simply ignore it? Surely it’s an embarrassment to all concerned? Can we not concede that we had a bit of an off day when we drafted it and just pretend we never did?

bigbadbear · 15-03-2010 12:09AM

Unless you are trying to crush all that is religious why wouldn't you want to have it as it is. It's not a religious celebration for most of us: it's just a tradition. People who think its a disgrace to have a holiday this day must also believe we should do away with the christmas day holiday.

Mike 1972 · 15-03-2010 12:11AM

No pub (singular ?) should be closed

Er you mean they should be forced to open if for some reason they werent going to anyway ?

lugha · 15-03-2010 12:12AM

bigbadbear wrote: »

Unless you are trying to crush all that is religious why wouldn't you want to have it as it is. It's not a religious celebration for most of us: it's just a tradition. People who think its a disgrace to have a holiday this day must also believe we should do away with the christmas day holiday.

Nevermind religion and my eternal soul. Where am I going to watch Leinster V Munster?

bigbadbear · 15-03-2010 12:14AM

lugha wrote: »

Nevermind religion and my eternal soul. Where am I going to watch Leinster V Munster?

Is it not on rte?

Why did they put it on good friday anyway?

Guy:Incognito · 15-03-2010 12:15AM

bigbadbear wrote: »

Is it not on rte?

Why did they put it on good friday anyway?

No. Setanta.

It's closed becase of Religion, so it should be reversed.

It's only been in force for 80 years, not like it's a centuries old thing.

and yes, I'd leave it up to publicans if they want to open of Chirstmas too. It's their buisness, they should be able to open it if an when they choose.

bigbadbear · 15-03-2010 12:17AM

Stekelly wrote: »

No. Setanta.

Oh yes RTÉ I forgot is a church run organisation That is pathetic. Seriously where are We going to watch it??

Dudess · 15-03-2010 12:19AM

The tidal wave of terror at being alcohol-less is funny, but at the same time, it's nice to go to friends' houses for drinks - in fairness, I doubt there'd be as much panic if it was e.g. Good Monday. The fact it's practically at the weekend has people wanting to use it for socialising.

Doesn't bother me whether the pubs are open or not.

Mike 1972 · 15-03-2010 12:19AM

bigbadbear wrote: »

why wouldn't you want to have it as it is. It's not a religious celebration for most of us: it's just a tradition.

Tradition is a pretty crap reason for doing/not doing something too.

As far as I know (and Im open to correction on this although it doesnt really matter a great deal) none of the worlds major religions have any specific objection to the consumption of alcohol on "Good Friday". Its purely an Irish oddity.

Oh and I didnt think it was a religious celebration for anybody really ?

philologos · 15-03-2010 12:19AM

I personally would prefer if pubs were closed on Good Friday, first due to the recognition of the importance of the day amongst a sizeable proportion of the Irish people, secondly this is my area of work and I'd prefer to be off. Then again, everyone who wants drink flocks to their local off-license to get whatever drink they need anyway on the Thursday.

brianthebard · 15-03-2010 12:20AM

This must be the third or fourth thread we've had about good friday so far this year, and its still weeks away. Can we have a sticky for one big whinge about the lack of booze, or just a moratorium on this discussion until holy week?

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