Alcohol off sales ater 10 PM rule.

JumpShivers · 26-09-2015 11:06PM #1

Why are alcohol off sales prohibited after 10PM?

I find it annoying that as an adult over 18 I cannot buy alcohol at an off license after 10PM . Before anyone mentions that dentists and doctors etc are not open late at night,that is because there is no demand for them and besides they are not legally prohibited from opening at those times.

And to those of you who say that I should plan ahead, it's not always that simple. What if you are with friends at home late in the evening and you decide that you want a few cans? Or you are finishing a late shift in work and decide a nice bottle of wine would be nice that evening.

Equally annoying is not being able to purchase alcohol before 12:30 on a Sunday. If you are shopping for the Sunday roast in the morning you have to come back later and get the wine another time.

Is there any reason given for the 10PM rule? It seems rather arbitrary, same for the 12:30 rule on Sunday.

Señor Fancy Pants · 26-09-2015 11:07PM

Take out from the pub.

I r brain scientist

booooring! · 26-09-2015 11:09PM

City off licenses meh. Country pubs and off licenses its usually 3AM they stop

JRant · 26-09-2015 11:10PM

You can thank the VFI for our arcane off-license laws.

Howjoe1 · 26-09-2015 11:11PM

Micky McDowell rule.

Plain stupid!

Insect Overlord · 26-09-2015 11:14PM

It's because of dem fellas who hang out in the front of hotels. Damn lobbyists! :mad:

Senna · 26-09-2015 11:21PM

You just have to be more organised, the key to being a successful alcoholic is to plan ahead.

toptom · 26-09-2015 11:23PM

A great idea it was, Stops marauding teens going around drunk late in the evening.

Charlie19 · 26-09-2015 11:28PM

I always keep 24 cans in the car for such emergencies.

masti123 · 26-09-2015 11:29PM

Dial a drink

Jamie2k9 · 26-09-2015 11:32PM

Don't really see an issue with the rule, 10pm is reasonable.

loyatemu · 26-09-2015 11:34PM

Even more stupid, I go into Tesco at 9am to do some grocery shopping, I can't pick up a bottle of wine.

On a Sunday I can't buy one until midday ffs. Why not? Am I supposed to be in mass?

NomadicGray · 26-09-2015 11:35PM

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Don't really see an issue with the rule, 10pm is reasonable.

Not for someone who doesnt get off work until 10pm or later.

Any law specifying a specific time is unreasonable

For Forks Sake · 26-09-2015 11:35PM

booooring! wrote: »

City off licenses meh. Country pubs and off licenses its usually 3AM they stop

I had a local in Dublin for many years that was more than happy to sell us cans at closing up time.

Del2005 · 26-09-2015 11:38PM

It's because it's easier to put restrictions on the majority than tackle the minority. Stupid thing is that the minority are still causing mayhem while the majority suffer.

wakka12 · 26-09-2015 11:39PM

I'd say its to give pubs and clubs more business so you need to go there to drink instead of buying it cheaper in an offie., pubs and clubs start up around 9-11 at night so that would make sense I guess.
Dont understand the morning rule though.

Sunnyisland · 26-09-2015 11:39PM

NomadicGray wrote: »

Not for someone who doesnt get off work until 10pm or later.

Any law specifying a specific time is unreasonable

Change the time you get of work so if it's unreasonable :-)

doolox · 26-09-2015 11:39PM

....you cant take drink off the premises after 10pm even if bought in a pub.

It is a really stupid rule imposed on people by that right wing PD rat McDowell because of public order issues among the unwashed masses.

A really stupid Irish solution to an Irish problem instead of making the trouble makers pay for their stupidity.

Bulk buying and storage of strategic supplies is the only way to circumvent the dry puritanical morons who make such rules.

Most supermarkets have system lockdowns that prevent sales after 10pm so that you better queue 10-15 minutes before the deadline to ensure your supply.

kneemos · 26-09-2015 11:40PM

Used to be eleven I think.The Celtic Cubs decided to drink themselves into oblivion during the BOOM and the 10pm curfew is the Irish method of tackling the issue.

Dave_The_Sheep · 26-09-2015 11:41PM

As someone who doesn't always have a healthy relationship with alcohol, I can say that the 10pm rule does nothing to hinder me if I want to get a drink. I'll simply get it before 10 PM. All it does is inconvenience those who don't have a problem.

However, the 12.30pm rule on Sundays (and 10.30 on Saturdays) does inconvenience me - not because I can't get cans to get locked, but because when I'm doing my shopping on a Saturday/Sunday, it's in the mornings. I can't get a bottle of cooking wine or drinking wine for the meal later.

4ensic15 · 26-09-2015 11:42PM

JumpShivers wrote: »

Why are alcohol off sales prohibited after 10PM?

I find it annoying that as an adult over 18 I cannot buy alcohol at an off license after 10PM ..

If you weren't an adult you wouldn't be able to buy alcohol at an off license at any time! Be grateful for small mercies.

Ash.J.Williams · 26-09-2015 11:42PM

It's a stupid rule...twice I've witnessed people refused whilst joining the queue on time and the clock striking 10pm before they get served

NomadicGray · 26-09-2015 11:42PM

realies wrote: »

Change the time you get of work so if it's unreasonable :-)

Doent affect me, but i have the ability to think outside the box :-)

kneemos · 26-09-2015 11:43PM

The morning rule would be an ecumenical matter I believe.

dreamers75 · 26-09-2015 11:46PM

Last week 200 pats fans had a private train home from Galway (match went to extra time penos etc).

The ****ing panic trying to get to an off licence, ****ing ridiculous tbh

Senna · 26-09-2015 11:46PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

It's a stupid rule...twice I've witnessed people refused whilst joining the queue on time and the clock striking 10pm before they get served

Probably goes by time on till, staff could be in trouble if drink sales registered after 10pm, completely reasonable.

26-09-2015 11:48PM

masti123 wrote: »

Dial a drink

Our local "dial a drink" does serious business round here. Great idea at any time of the day.

Atlantic Dawn · 26-09-2015 11:50PM

It's designed to increase sales, like 10 packs of cigarettes, people bulk buy in order not to run out.

One eyed Jack · 27-09-2015 12:01AM

This is like the same Good Friday nonsense every year where one would swear people were going to die if they weren't able to purchase alcohol by 21:59 :rolleyes:

How does the rest of the country manage to do it? Strangely enough, nobody ever seems to want to admit they just want to get off their tits, it's all about not being able to get cooking wine for the Sunday roast...

Who does anyone think they're kidding? :pac:

27-09-2015 12:08AM

Ah I don't thinks it's about getting sh1t faced, Jack.

You could be sitting at home in a Friday night after a mad week at work. Dinners cooked, washing up done and you're flicking through the channels watching this and that. Then you think to yourself that you'd love a glass of red, watch that movie before bed but it's gone 10pm and that choice is taken away from you.

Stupid law but I can always rely on dial a drink

custard gannet · 27-09-2015 12:08AM

Howjoe1 wrote: »

Micky McDowell rule.

Plain stupid!

The man was a scumbag out and out. Didn't he once moot the idea of raising the drinking age to 21? Personally if I were Taoiseach I'd bring it down to 15 for beer/ cider sales from an offo, 16 for pub sales. Kids are going to get their hands on it anyway so why the fuuck not.

Alcohol off sales ater 10 PM rule.

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