Should the Good Friday Alcohol Ban be extended?

Foxhound38 · 18-01-2016 02:40PM #1

Just so I can watch the Irish nation go into an even more hilarious apocalyptic nervous breakdown at the thought of being unable to access a public house for more than 24 hours. One of the greatest sights in Irish society, on a par with the migration of the emperor penguins, is surely the mass panic buying of alcohol on Holy Thursday and the fact that paradoxically and consequently the whole nation is never as drunk as on Good Friday.

snubbleste · 18-01-2016 02:41PM

Say NO to Drugs

VinLieger · 18-01-2016 02:42PM

Its 2 days out of 365 that the vintners don't get to push their rip off pricing on us, if they hadnt tried to screw us through the minimum pricing muck as well I might agree but now they just want their cake and to eat it too.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 18-01-2016 02:43PM

Yeah, extend it to include Christmas Day sure.
Jesus would love that, not being able to buy Cans on his birthday

mad muffin · 18-01-2016 02:45PM

As someone who has a take it or leave it attitude towards alcohol. It wouldn't bother me one little bit, if total prohibition was introduced.

Rubberchikken · 18-01-2016 02:48PM

it wouldn't affect me one way or the other if ther was no alcohol so i'll say yes to keeping ireland dry on good friday;)

seriously the way people go on about it. have they nothing better to whine about?

c_man · 18-01-2016 02:48PM

mad muffin wrote: »

As someone who has a take it or leave it attitude towards alcohol. It wouldn't bother me one little bit, if total prohibition was introduced.

Lol, if you're a taxpayer I bet you would.

MonkeyTennis · 18-01-2016 02:49PM

did you say wine? Where?

lertsnim · 18-01-2016 02:54PM

Pubs should be allowed to open whenever they want. Restrictions on sales of alcohol do nothing but encourage binge drinking.

iDave · 18-01-2016 02:54PM

Doesn't bother me that the pubs are closed but dont like how the choice is taken from me to suit religious types.
The sight of people stocking up on watery tasteless beer like Carlsberg or Heineken on the Thursday is truly pathetic though.

valoren · 18-01-2016 02:58PM

If Good Friday completely skipped your mind, and you realise that you have no booze for one measly day.

If that situation induces any kind of panic then you probably have a drinking problem.

kfallon · 18-01-2016 03:00PM

Ah here we haven't even had the "Will you eat meat on Ash Wednesday" or the "What are you giving up for Lent" threads yet and you've gone and bypassed them all and headed straight for the Good Friday clusterfúck!!

mad muffin · 18-01-2016 05:45PM

c_man wrote: »

Lol, if you're a taxpayer I bet you would.

Lucky for me then that I'm not…

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-01-2016 05:47PM

VinLieger wrote:

Its 2 days out of 365 that the vintners don't get to push their rip off pricing on us, if they hadnt tried to screw us through the minimum pricing muck as well I might agree but now they just want their cake and to eat it too.

Removing people's choice is a crock of poo. If alcohol was sold on good Friday, I'd say less would be sold.

mzungu · 18-01-2016 05:47PM

kfallon wrote: »

Ah here we haven't even had the "Will you eat meat on Ash Wednesday" or the "What are you giving up for Lent" threads yet and you've gone and bypassed them all and headed straight for the Good Friday clusterfúck!!

Tis a bit like Christmas, it starts earlier every year.

ghostdancer · 18-01-2016 05:47PM

lertsnim wrote: »

Pubs should be allowed to open whenever they want. Restrictions on sales of alcohol do nothing but encourage binge drinking.

yep, i'd say far more people drink on Holy Thursday/Good Friday than otherwise would if the pubs were open.

masti123 · 18-01-2016 05:51PM

I actually like the ban. It really has become national house party day. So many house parties happening in one night, its great craic.

RobertKK · 18-01-2016 05:54PM

The ban only affects those who sell alcohol, and those who drink too much alcohol and are totally out of their mind to know when it is Good Friday.
They are the only ones who need the Good Friday ban lifted, the rest of the nation can cope fine.

rubadub · 18-01-2016 05:54PM

mad muffin wrote: »

As someone who has a take it or leave it attitude towards alcohol. It wouldn't bother me one little bit, if total prohibition was introduced.

I don't drink wine, but it would bother me hugely if even just wine was prohibited. I actually do give a shit about my friends & family & others, and would not to see them have to go without due to some ridiculous law. And also the tax issue, people turning to smuggled booze and/or other untaxed recreactional drugs would mean other taxes would have to rise.

mzungu wrote: »

Tis a bit like Christmas, it starts earlier every year.

it was in the news today, I think mainly due to 1916 commemorations and more tourists.

Antar Bolaeisk · 18-01-2016 05:55PM

They should extend it to include shops on Stephen's day.

podgemonster · 18-01-2016 05:57PM

How much money is lost each year when visiting tourists for the Easter weekend arrive in Dublin/Cork/Galway. I see them every year strolling round Temple Bar peering in the pub windows trying to figure out who died to warrant this public Day of mourning.

18-01-2016 05:59PM

Why would pubs be closed on Good Friday in the first place, don't see how it would affect anyone else if you don't want to drink just go to mass and stay home let everyone else live as they so please.

The_Valeyard · 18-01-2016 05:59PM

I'd extend the ban, just to annoy the atheists. See them go absolutely mental.

murpho999 · 18-01-2016 05:59PM

RobertKK wrote: »

The ban only affects those who sell alcohol, and those who drink too much alcohol and are totally out of their mind to know when it is Good Friday.
They are the only ones who need the Good Friday ban lifted, the rest of the nation can cope fine.

It makes the country look backward and under the cosh of the church.

Tourists who don't want to go on the p1ss like Irish but can't get a glass of wine with a meal. It's ridiculous.

Religious doctrines should not be forced on the masses by a secular state (which Ireland is supposed to be).
If Catholics don't want to drink that day then don't be but let those who don't believe in it do what they want.

Birdie Num Num · 18-01-2016 06:00PM

rubadub wrote: »

it was in the news today, I think mainly due to 1916 commemorations and more tourists.

Ridiculous argument by the Vintners. Off licence drink sales are huge as a result of the restriction on Good Friday and they don't like it.

kfallon · 18-01-2016 06:00PM

podgemonster wrote: »

How much money is lost each year when visiting tourists for the Easter weekend arrive in Dublin/Cork/Galway. I see them every year strolling round Temple Bar peering in the pub windows trying to figure out who died to warrant this public Day of mourning.

And they get cheap flights over Friday morning, returning Saturday afternoon and they think it's a bargain. Then they get here and realise why they flights were so cheap for Good Friday!

sdanseo · 18-01-2016 06:02PM

Two sides to this one; on the one hand it's a bit pathetic that people panic-buy alcohol on the Thursday but on the other hand it's obscene that the Catholic Church can continue to dictate the policy of when pubs and off licences are allowed to open.

The vintners would have you believe that when events fall on Good Friday (and many do, a European Rugby final for example) and people can't enjoy a few beers in the pub before and after they lose out hugely. This shouldn't be the case really.

rubadub · 18-01-2016 06:04PM

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

They should extend it to include shops on Stephen's day.

What about st brigids day? or st columba? they are seemingly more important than stephen. and what about all the other holy days, there are loads of them.

The_Valeyard wrote: »

I'd extend the ban, just to annoy the atheists. See them go absolutely mental.

yeah, all non-athiests, no matter what religion they are (or not) have no issue with this fucked up law :rolleyes:

Birdie Num Num · 18-01-2016 06:07PM

Blaze Low Visibility wrote: »

Removing people's choice is a crock of poo. If alcohol was sold on good Friday, I'd say less would be sold.

Totally agree

18-01-2016 06:07PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

I'd extend the ban, just to annoy the atheists. See them go absolutely mental.

I'm an atheist and I don't care what the holy people do on good friday, I personally don't go out on Fridays so the law doesn't affect me, I can quite happily drink at home.

None the less we should also ban working on Sundays I think thats supposed to be a thing too, then we also need to consider Sharia Law, Jewish practices etc etc..

pawrick · 18-01-2016 06:10PM

Most of the day time tourists I've come across in Dublin tend to have one or 2 drinks and that's it for the day any other weekend. It would be great if the pubs continued to do live music and made their premises family friendly for the day if they want the business but it's easier to dish out pints for them.

I'm all for the ban and I dont care where it originates from as everyone is in the house party mood and really what's the big deal having one day where you cant go in to a bar? It would be nice if it was for the entire weekend in fact as it might promote more family activities and give some people a break from their daily routine propping up a bar stool.

Should the Good Friday Alcohol Ban be extended?

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