Can't BELIEEEEVVVVVVEEE I can't buy a pint on Good Friday!!

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0015/index.html

1927 Intoxicating Liquor Act.

57.—(1) A sports club shall be eligible to be registered under the Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act, 1904 if instead of complying with the appropriate provisions of the preceding section the rules of such club (in addition to the matters mentioned in section 4 of the said Act) provide that no excisable liquor shall be supplied for consumption on the club premises to any person (other than a member of the club lodging in the club premises) or be consumed on the club premises by any person (other than a member of the club lodging in the club premises)—

(a) on any day (not being Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or Saint Patrick's Day)—
(i) during the months of May, June, and July before the hour of half-past twelve o'clock in the afternoon or after the hour of half-past ten in the evening, or
(ii) during any month other than the months of May, June, and July before the hour of half-past twelve o'clock in the afternoon or after the hour of ten o'clock in the evening, or

(b) on any Sunday or Good Friday—
(i) during a period appointed by or under the Summer Time Act, 1925 (No. 8 of 1925) to be a period of summer time at any time except during such stated period or periods not exceeding in the whole seven hours and not commencing before the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon and not ending after the hour of ten o'clock in the evening, or
(ii) during any time which is not appointed to be a period of summer time, before the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon or after the hour of eight o'clock in the evening, or

(c) on Saint Patrick's Day before the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon or after the hour of eight o'clock in the evening, or

(d) on Christmas Day before the hour of twelve o'clock noon or after the hour of three o'clock in the afternoon.
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Chronic Button wrote: »

Actually it is written into canon law that if you can't eat gluten you can't take communion at all. Seriously, look it up.

Good lie though.

No lie - in a congregation of maybe 500, 4 or 5 went for the Coeliac option!

Do they have Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on Good Fridays?






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invincibl3 wrote: »

Sadly, the disgusting, child-molesting, women-imprisoning, cult you mention stills holds great sway over this corrupt little statelet of ours.

"84%!!" is the stock answer from the let's put-innocent-women-and-children into concentration camps because the sky fairy told me so supporters when one questions them as to why this supposed republic of ours enforces their silly superstitions.

HaHa, sky fairy, that's very good. Did it take you long to come up with that?

If you are sick of this outdated law and want it changed then email your T.D.s and let them know. I did. You'd never know, they do occasionally do good things for the rest of us.

yeppydeppy wrote: »

If you are sick of this outdated law and want it changed then email your T.D.s and let them know. I did. You'd never know, they do occasionally do good things for the rest of us.

They might get a couple of pot-holes fixed, but getting beer-pot holes opening on Good Fridays is probably something they probably wouldn't bother their arses with.

jkell061 wrote: »

I totally hear your argument that its a joke that those of us that don't follow the "Christian tradition" can't choose whether or not to go for a pint or to the offy for cans, but really, I don't hear the same argument for Christmas day, same deal, born one day n died another (supposedly), same religion! Just more convenient at xmas

I don't celebrate Christmas. I was never baptised or Christened or whatever. So there goes that point.

People should be able to celebrate or flagellate themselves on whatever day they wish for whatever reason they like.

The government should not. Given the mix of cultures, religions and beliefs in society the government should see every day as being the same as every other. There's no reason for the government to recognise Christmas or Good friday or any other ****ing day. It has nothing to do with the government.

humbert wrote: »

The way the supermarkets are stocking up you'd think Christmas was approaching.

I would have thought they'd be stocking up like easter was approaching. They know there will be similar demand as per previous years.

antodeco wrote: »

What I can never understand are the queues in the off licences on Thursday.

I think its quite understandable.

The first monday in august is a bank holiday, if for some religious reason you could not buy alcohol on the friday before this, and if most businesses closed and forced you to take annual leave then I would expect similar queues. People stocking up for a extra long weekend.

Fact is that fridays and saturdays are peoples usual drinking days, especially with a long weekend. They usually drink more since more people are off work on the friday, so they start earlier. The house is stocked to the walls with drink since they do not want to run out, and it will not go to waste as it could be drank the next day/week.

ejmaztec wrote: »

I think the whingers here are in the minority when it comes to not wanting a couple of days off. Who in their right mind is going to turn down the opportunity of a day off?:D

I would definitely not like to be forced to take my entitled annual leave on any friday especially one before a public holiday on the monday. Some people are given them ontop of their legal entitlement for holidays, many aren't. Loads of people also whinge about having to work on good friday, even though many of those could have just requested the day as a holiday just like any other friday.

HondaSami wrote: »

I don't drink and could not care less if the pubs are open or closed, people can stock up on beer but really how much will everyone drink on Friday?

I don't eat out much, but I would care if I heard beef could not be served on friday for religious reasons, causing drops in profits for steakhouses etc, I would care about business owners.

I have heard nonsense about publicans welcoming it as it is time to get work done in the pub, like painting & decorating. Maybe some idiots publicans do, seeing as some pay well over the odds for their drink. If they were forced to close 1 day in the year I expect publicans would vote for Jan 2nd or something. Tuesday after easter sunday would probably be a good one too. People are not likely to be drinking in pubs or at home this day, only a moron publican would welcome being closed knowing people are swamping booze at home all over the country. Some takeaways & restaurants close 1 day a week, its usually not friday or saturday. I have also heard nonsense about publicans being happy since they all close the same day so no competition issues. If there were 2 chippers on the same road and one closed mondays, the other would be a complete idiot to decide to close monday too, neither of them win.