Bars open for Good Friday

Captain Darling · 20-04-2011 12:43PM

The Buffet (shop in train station) serves drink on Good Friday. Every freak under the sun comes out on that day. Bloody weird crowd.

Lads with humps, limps and dirty macs turn up drinking out of baby bottles of Powers.

d1975 · 20-04-2011 12:43PM

biko wrote: »

Title changed so everyone can add bars nationwide that'll be open Good Friday.
Hope that's ok OP.

That's grand, it's the Q bar on O'Connell Bridge, if it was food only I would asume it would say on the poster food only

20-04-2011 01:01PM

Some friends of mine that are abroad are coming home for easter. We were planning on having a big get together and going out for a few pints on Friday when we remembered that thanks to a fairytale that some people mistake for fact we have to change our plans. May well be a case of stock up on thursday, drink on Friday. I know it's not exactly a massive hardship but it's the principle that matters.

Dots1982 · 20-04-2011 01:02PM

So presumably Q bar will be open past 12 on Holy Thursday?, any other places staying open in Dublin past 12 on Thursday do people know?

GerM · 20-04-2011 01:19PM

Is it outdated and pathetic that, as a nation, we are still governed by rules applied by a church that has been exposed as a shameful and corrupt institution? Yes. Is it equally embarrassing that as a nation we specifically make plans to board trains, book hotels and cross the border into another nation to make sure we can drink for 1 day out of 365? Yes.

Both show how immature large sections of our society are.

Pepe LeFrits · 20-04-2011 01:21PM

Let's all go get locked in Q Bar on Friday! Fight the Church! Screw the puritanical prohibitionists! Who's with me!?!

*tumbleweed*

Eever · 20-04-2011 01:24PM

Dots1982 wrote: »

So presumably Q bar will be open past 12 on Holy Thursday?, any other places staying open in Dublin past 12 on Thursday do people know?

As far as I know it would have to stop serving at midnight on Thursday like everyone else.

scotty_irish · 20-04-2011 01:28PM

baldbear wrote: »

I can never understand why politicians in 1927 kissed the catholic churches arse and banned booze on Good Friday.

They were the most conservative revolutionaries in history!!

really?mujahideen?taliban? think we got off lucky. although i'm in scotland so have plenty of choice where to get pis*ed on friday so maybe the consequences aren't so bad for me.

Luxie · 20-04-2011 01:33PM

baldbear wrote: »

I can never understand why politicians in 1927 kissed the catholic churches arse and banned booze on Good Friday.

They were the most conservative revolutionaries in history!!

Originally Saint Patrick's Day too.

True story.

Dyr · 20-04-2011 01:34PM

I thought the wise men of after hours had clearly proven that the good friday thing is actually a result of the barmen demanding a day off rather than the roman catholic church?

df1985 · 20-04-2011 01:38PM

What kind of fine/punishment would a bar face if it opened out of curiousity?? or would the police be round just to shut the doors.

Say q bar was open, surely itd be jammed and would make back any money they were fined and then some?

Or would they lose their license? sorry if its a dumb question but no idea how it works.

That_Guy · 20-04-2011 01:45PM

df1985 wrote: »

What kind of fine/punishment would a bar face if it opened out of curiousity?? or would the police be round just to shut the doors.

Say q bar was open, surely itd be jammed and would make back any money they were fined and then some?

Or would they lose their license? sorry if its a dumb question but no idea how it works.

If it's based on a religious ruling then they should be given a letter informing them that they are indeed, going to hell.

The same applies for not going to mass on Sunday.

fontanalis · 20-04-2011 01:47PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Serving food most likely

And where in Ireland is Q bar?

The ninth circle of hell!

Haelium · 20-04-2011 01:50PM

As a protest we should all buy loads of alcohol on thursday and have loads of house parties.

In fact, that's how we should have all protests.

Luxie · 20-04-2011 02:11PM

Haelium wrote: »

As a protest we should all buy loads of alcohol on thursday and have loads of house parties.

In fact, that's how we should have all protests.

Hardly a protest, isn't that what happens anyway?

tampopo · 20-04-2011 02:26PM

I feel sorry for the bar staff that have to go in on one of the two days pubs are usually closed....

When in college I worked on St. Stephen's Day. God, it was awful. Full of children with drunk parents...loud toys....

conorhal · 20-04-2011 02:36PM

GerM wrote: »

Is it outdated and pathetic that, as a nation, we are still governed by rules applied by a church that has been exposed as a shameful and corrupt institution? Yes. Is it equally embarrassing that as a nation we specifically make plans to board trains, book hotels and cross the border into another nation to make sure we can drink for 1 day out of 365? Yes.

Both show how immature large sections of our society are.

Ummm... The Catholic Church also happens to be the reason that you get Easter Monday off as a bank holiday, damn religious bastards, you should just go into work Monday in protest against this sort of thing, Christmas day too perhaps, just to hammer your point home!

DarkJager · 20-04-2011 03:47PM

conorhal wrote: »

Ummm... The Catholic Church also happens to be the reason that you get Easter Monday off as a bank holiday, damn religious bastards, you should just go into work Monday in protest against this sort of thing, Christmas day too perhaps, just to hammer your point home!

I don't get Easter Monday off and I couldn't care less to be honest. The catholic church is absolutely irrelevant to me, yet I'm unable to purchase alcohol on Friday because of them. Its time to remove any influence they have on things like this and move them out. Its 2011, not 1931.

20-04-2011 03:56PM

Does anyone know anywhere that will open after midnight on Friday in Dublin? I have friends coming for the night and we're planning a day session in the house followed by stumbling into town after 12. So far iv rang coppers and Diceys and both are staying closed all night.. HELP!

ottostreet · 20-04-2011 03:59PM

I would normally be completely in favour of people making the choice for themselves and that bars, clubs and off licences should all be open, whenever they feel like being open, but I'm really looking forward to not working on a Friday night, so HOORAY FOR GOOD FRIDAY!

Cheeky_gal · 20-04-2011 04:08PM

Juelz Helpful Slacker wrote: »

Does anyone know anywhere that will open after midnight on Friday in Dublin? I have friends coming for the night and we're planning a day session in the house followed by stumbling into town after 12. So far iv rang coppers and Diceys and both are staying closed all night.. HELP!

Club M Chart Music

Cafe En Seine Chart Music

The Mezz Electro / Mash-up / House / Techno / Dubstep / Drum + Bass

Purty Kitchen It's not great, I defo wouldn't go there

Twisted Pepper Drum n Bass

These places will all be open on Friday

If you're all above 25 I'd go to Cafe en Seine tbh, otherwise I would recommend the Mezz

major bill · 20-04-2011 04:23PM

stupid law and just to rebel im gonna make a pig of meself eating red meat drinking lots of beer and then ride loads of women. going to hell? fcuk it all the interesting people are down there.

20-04-2011 04:25PM

Just rang the Mezz and they said they're closed

Cafe en Seine is great but a little too expensive for broke college students! Cant get an answer form Twisted Pepper/purty kitchen but might be a bit early. Are you suuuuure bout these places?! Thanks!

major bill · 20-04-2011 04:28PM

Juelz Helpful Slacker wrote: »

Just rang the Mezz and they said they're closed Cafe en Seine is great but a little too expensive for broke college students! Cant get an answer form Twisted Pepper/purty kitchen but might be a bit early. Are you suuuuure bout these places?! Thanks!

check Rathmines,Tallaght plenty of alternatives.

Cheeky_gal · 20-04-2011 04:31PM

Juelz Helpful Slacker wrote: »

Just rang the Mezz and they said they're closed Cafe en Seine is great but a little too expensive for broke college students! Cant get an answer form Twisted Pepper/purty kitchen but might be a bit early. Are you suuuuure bout these places?! Thanks!

Now I'm not suuuuure

cosanostra · 20-04-2011 04:44PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Let's all go get locked in Q Bar on Friday! Fight the Church! Screw the puritanical prohibitionists! Who's with me!?!

*tumbleweed*

Is that the church down the end of henry st your on about?

And remember anglo irish bank now own QBar so the law of the land has no meaning to them

GerM · 20-04-2011 04:44PM

conorhal wrote: »

Ummm... The Catholic Church also happens to be the reason that you get Easter Monday off as a bank holiday, damn religious bastards, you should just go into work Monday in protest against this sort of thing, Christmas day too perhaps, just to hammer your point home!

Christianity is the reason I have those days off; many countries have the first Monday after Easter off whether Catholic or not. England, for example, has a bank holiday on that day. The Catholic Church is the reason the pubs are closed on GF and it is ridiculous. I won't be drinking but it's simply bizarre that as a modern nation an outdated practice such as this is observed as law.

20-04-2011 04:46PM

Just rang the Copan in Rathmines and the girl told me that by law nowhere can open after midnight this year..anyone know if this is right?!

cosanostra · 20-04-2011 04:53PM

Juelz Helpful Slacker wrote: »

Just rang the Copan in Rathmines and the girl told me that by law nowhere can open after midnight this year..anyone know if this is right?!

Thats not a new law thats the way its always been between midnight on holy thursday and midnight on good friday all public bars and off licenses must be closed however non public bars eg airports,train stations and hotel residents bars can serve alcohol but not to members of the public who walk in off the street

harney · 20-04-2011 04:54PM

major bill wrote: »

stupid law and just to rebel im gonna make a pig of meself eating red meat drinking lots of beer and then ride loads of women. going to hell? fcuk it all the interesting people are down there.

fyp

You could really mess with the church and do all this down the george

Bars open for Good Friday

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