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Off Licences closed until 3pm.

  • 17-03-2015 2:37pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭


    Some sick twisted bastard has ensured that the offies remain closed until 3pm today. This has resulted in disastrous consequences for us all (my current state of sobriety).

    Who is the evil despot responsible for such a heinous crime? What can we do to make sure that this dark day in Irish history never occurs again?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    Jesus, it's only till three. You have some problem there, don't you.
    The solution is to buy some alcohol the night before


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Buy it yesterday?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Blame the yahoos that can't handle their drink and fcuk it up for everyone else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭wretcheddomain


    Drinking is bad for you. Shame on you.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭Macavity.


    The solution is to buy some alcohol the night before
    Buy it yesterday?

    I drank all the alcohol I bought yesterday.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Macavity. wrote: »
    I drank all the alcohol I bought yesterday.

    You need to do one of three things

    1) Drink less

    2) Buy more

    3) Emigrate


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,132 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    It's good the Off Licences are closed till 3.

    Should be closed for the day though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Cracking idea IMO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Supervalu offies are open.or at least the one in swords is.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Make your own drink.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    Macavity. wrote: »
    I drank all the alcohol I bought yesterday.

    You have a serious problem then lad. Go to the pub til 3, then get your cans and drink them in public, and be loud and annoying for everyone to see.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    Aldi open til 10pm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,373 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Aldi open til 10pm

    Yes, but when does it open?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,132 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Yes, but when does it open?

    9.59pm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭TheLastMohican


    Blame the yahoos that can't handle their drink and fcuk it up for everyone else.

    You mean the politicians, right?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Nope I think he means the Publiticians, You know stop all them tourists buying cheep drink and be forced to buy the expensive stuff. Maybe as well to stop the Dublin welcome crew from getting drunk on the cheap stuff and punching tourists. Now at least the publictitians know they had to spend good money to do that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    Blame the yahoos that can't handle their drink and fcuk it up for everyone else.

    Its not that they cant handle it, more like they believe that 17th March is a day to lash as much drink in to you as possible and then go cause trouble for 'fun' like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    Less than three minutes.
    Posted from my phone.

    You are all queuing up at the off licence aren't you?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Its not that they cant handle it, more like they believe that 17th March is a day to lash as much drink in to you as possible and then go cause trouble for 'fun' like.

    You mean like at every parade around the world ? :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Less than three minutes.
    Posted from my phone.

    You are all queuing up at the off licence aren't you?

    I'm having heart palpitations standing at the door, licking the glass


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Less than three minutes.
    Posted from my phone.

    You are all queuing up at the off licence aren't you?

    Pff are you mad I sent the kids down to wait....


    -May not actually be true-


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    3 o'clock now.

    Slan Leat OP


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,383 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Macavity. wrote: »
    Some sick twisted bastard has ensured that the offies remain closed until 3pm today.
    That twisted bastard was the off licence manager/owner, since they are allowed open at 12.30pm if they had wanted to do.
    It's good the Off Licences are closed till 3.

    Should be closed for the day though.
    And butchers should only be allowed sell fish on fridays, all fridays, its a fucking disgrace joe.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Im really torn on this issue. On the one hand i see the benefit of it. Less drunken teenagers people on the streets who get hammered watching the parade causing chaos. Its actually surprisingly forward thinking of those in charge.

    On the other hand, the simple reality is that being drunk and disorderly is a crime in Ireland but the law is not enforced. Other countries have similar laws and they have 24 hour licensing and they dont have any of the problems we have with people going on the rampage, and its because the law is enforced and anyone being in a drunken or disorderly fashion is swiftly dealt with.

    So instead on inconveniencing normal people, could we not just enforce the laws we have?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Buy it yesterday?

    I'm heading off to do that now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭Firefox11


    Consider yourself lucky. I hear enda is planning on making st patricks day next year an alchol free day next year. :O


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    Consider yourself lucky. I hear enda is planning on making st patricks day next year an alchol free day next year. :O

    LOl if that's true bang goes the Tourist market they will just go to some other country to get drunk and pretend to be Irish.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Blame the yahoos that can't handle their drink and fcuk it up for everyone else.

    Cowen?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    Consider yourself lucky. I hear enda is planning on making st patricks day next year an alchol free day next year. :O

    Source?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,383 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    Consider yourself lucky. I hear enda is planning on making st patricks day next year an alchol free day next year. :O
    Where did you hear this? His publican buddies wouldn't want to forgo another one of their potentially most profitable days.

    There is a voluntary code of dublin offies closing at 4pm today.

    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-off-licences-patricks-day-1363370-Mar2014/

    Now why didn't FF call for pubs to be closed till then too? oh thats right, most of the buddies own pubs not offies. ****ing cunts.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    syklops wrote: »
    Im really torn on this issue. On the one hand i see the benefit of it. Less drunken teenagers people on the streets who get hammered watching the parade causing chaos. Its actually surprisingly forward thinking of those in charge.

    On the other hand, the simple reality is that being drunk and disorderly is a crime in Ireland but the law is not enforced. Other countries have similar laws and they have 24 hour licensing and they dont have any of the problems we have with people going on the rampage, and its because the law is enforced and anyone being in a drunken or disorderly fashion is swiftly dealt with.

    So instead on inconveniencing normal people, could we not just enforce the laws we have?

    I think the real issue for St Patricks day was that before this rule was introduced there were thousands of kids in the city boozing and causing caos during the parade. They knew their strength was in their numbers.

    You would need thousands of Gardai on the streets to arrest them all and keep order.

    Who would bring their kids in to see the parade with thousands of Gardai and thousands of drunk kids doing battle?
    Easier to cut off the supply.


  • Site Banned Posts: 777 ✭✭✭Youngblood.III


    Alcohol free year would be better :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    The slabs will be finished off by half four so the tourists still wont have enough time to escape the beatings


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    You could have bought drink in any Supermarket since 12.30, amateur mistake.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    I think the real issue for St Patricks day was that before this rule was introduced there were thousands of kids in the city boozing and causing caos during the parade. They knew their strength was in their numbers.

    You would need thousands of Gardai on the streets to arrest them all and keep order.

    Who would bring their kids in to see the parade with thousands of Gardai and thousands of drunk kids doing battle?
    Easier to cut off the supply.

    Yeah but I wasn't just talking about St Patricks Day. Introduce a policy of zero tolerance for drunk and disorderly behaviour, not just on March 17th but year round and you will see a decline in the drunk and disorderly culture. People who have been arrested in the past will be less inclined to risk a repeat.

    You dont need a thousand gardai to arrest every single drunk, you just need it known that drunkeness is not tolerated and if you are drunk or disorderly you face the risk of being taken in. The situation at the moment is there are no consequences for being drunk in Public.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    I think it's good that the off license is closed for a while.

    It won't stop the mess though, I can see already people locked and the A&E guys will earn every penny tonight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭Firefox11


    rubadub wrote: »
    Where did you hear this? His publican buddies wouldn't want to forgo another one of their potentially most profitable days.

    There is a voluntary code of dublin offies closing at 4pm today.

    http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-off-licences-patricks-day-1363370-Mar2014/

    Now why didn't FF call for pubs to be closed till then too? oh thats right, most of the buddies own pubs not offies. ****ing cunts.

    No I was only joking. :) But if Enda and his nanny state enforcement party bring in minimum pricing for alcohol which they are threatening to do, going to the offie wont be any cheaper than going to the Pub to drink!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    No I was only joking. :) But if Enda and his nanny state enforcement party bring in minimum pricing for alcohol which they are threatening to do, going to the offie wont be any cheaper than going to the Pub to drink!!

    They are saying we have to many offies as well and want a load closed big surprise.. That was on the news with some Muppet going on about think of the children. Saying henry street and all that are covered in messy drunks.

    If he means out of their face junkies in to collect their methadone and what ever else they get up to, Yeah that maybe true. He's was trying to paint a picture where it was Joe public doing it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭Firefox11


    They are saying we have to many offies as well and want a load closed big surprise.. That was on the news with some Muppet going on about think of the children. Saying henry street and all that are covered in messy drunks.

    If he means out of their face junkies in to collect their methadone and what ever else they get up to, Yeah that maybe true. He's was trying to paint a picture where it was Joe public doing it.

    Well it's the cheapest option rather than getting the guards to enforce the public order laws properly. If you were drunk and disorderly on the streets of most european capitals you would soon know about it!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    Well it's the cheapest option rather than getting the guards to enforce the public order laws properly.

    Nope, It's more like publiticians trying to crush competition. Every time I hear public health and drink in the same sentence as a person who either owns a pub or has family or whatever, My first though is not "oh they are trying the help". We have a severe lack of law enforcement in general, That's why these junkies and all that can walk around with 100 previous and hassle everyone, that then gets used to paint oh look at the drink problem. It's all just to get you back into the pub to be fleeced.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Santa Cruz


    Be sure to have a big breakfast roll first. It makes for a better quality vomit


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Nope, It's more like publiticians trying to crush competition. Every time I hear public health and drink in the same sentence as a person who either owns a pub or has family or whatever, My first though is not "oh they are trying the help". We have a severe lack of law enforcement in general, That's why these junkies and all that can walk around with 100 previous and hassle everyone, that then gets used to paint oh look at the drink problem. It's all just to get you back into the pub to be fleeced.

    I have never seen a word i hated more than publiticians


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    I have never seen a word i hated more than publiticians

    What would you call them then :pac::pac::pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,562 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    If they are SF bar owners would they be called Republiticians?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    What would you call them then :pac::pac::pac:

    Pub owners


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    What would you call them then :pac::pac::pac:

    A-holes


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,279 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    Jesus, it's only till three. You have some problem there, don't you.
    The solution is to buy some alcohol the night before
    or, allow the businesses to trade when they see fit. after all, nothing is being achieved by having them closed

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Firefox11 wrote: »
    Consider yourself lucky. I hear enda is planning on making st patricks day next year an alchol free day next year. :O

    Fun fact; until the 1960's this day was just Christmas Day and Good Friday.

    Lobbying went on about the tourists not getting served and so the ban was lifted


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    Just have tea instead. That's what I do. Tea is grand.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭Aongus Von Bismarck


    You could have visited a pub I presume? One of those places that AH posters won't visit because they are too expensive, but who seem to get mortally offended when they close for two days a year. Those places.


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