Pubs to open on Good Friday

Beechwoodspark

Just walked down George’s st and along some of dame st. (City centre of Dublin). Any pub I passed was not particularly busy. Usual Friday afternoon custom it looks like. Nothing too exciting.

_Dara_

Reati wrote: »

Yeah, totally get how hard it is to get a few drinks in before the planned event (i'm sure they didn't rock into work this morning and say lets all stay late and play games this evening)...

Nobody’s going to rock into work in the morning with a bag of cans. AND, they don’t know if they’ll need more booze. The few drinks provided might be enough. So they have the option there depending on how the night develops.

Point completely missed by your good self.

Reputable Rog

In a pub right now having an Arthur, not particularly busy. Pint doesn't taste as nice as I'd anticipated.

NabyLadistheman

Reputable Rog wrote: »

In a pub right now having an Arthur, not particularly busy. Pint doesn't taste as nice as I'd anticipated.

It's Arthurs day your thinking of

Sofiztikated

Reati wrote: »

Yeah, totally get how hard it is to get a few drinks in before the planned event (i'm sure they didn't rock into work this morning and say lets all stay late and play games this evening)...

Yeah, I'm really on for bringing cans, and maybe a bottle of spirits, maybe a mixer, into a work environment.

Being able to nip to the shop after work for a couple of cans, and then maybe later if I want more, is a much more grown up decision.

Stheno

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Yeah, I'm really on for bringing cans, and maybe a bottle of spirits, maybe a mixer, into a work environment.

Being able to nip to the shop after work for a couple of cans, and then maybe later if I want more, is a much more grown up decision.

The office i work in has a couple of beer taps in the canteen. Regular after work drinks

DEFTLEFTHAND

Dropped in for one myself at my local, place was deserted apart from an elderly man at the bar who was verbally abusive. The drunkard wanted me to lend him money.

Stupid old drunken goat is going to get himself floored one of these days.

Sofiztikated

Stheno wrote: »

The office i work in has a couple of beer taps in the canteen. Regular after work drinks

That's cool. I worked in an environment that shifted E40,000 in alcohol sales a week.

I still don't want to have to bring a quantity of alcohol onto the premises, at 8am, for an event that might happen at 7pm.

Stheno

Im in the pub to watch the rugbý

Its quieter than a normal Friday

TheValeyard

Stheno wrote: »

Im in the pub to watch the rugbý

Its quieter than a normal Friday

Still early

Mrs OBumble

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Its a normal Friday so closing time is 12.30

Publicans can close at any time they want before 12:30.

Some, perhaps many, will choose 11:30pm... especially if they expect it to be quiet.

And yes , some bookies chains have chosen not to open today. Totally their choice AFAIK.

Sofiztikated

Stheno wrote: »

Im in the pub to watch the rugbý

Its quieter than a normal Friday

I forgot it was Good Friday, to be honest.

Reati

_Dara_ wrote: »

Point completely missed by your good self.

Not at all, just ridiculing it because it's a silly point of view that it's hard to plan for a day when it's was widely known alcohol was unavailable for sale.

Reati

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Yeah, I'm really on for bringing cans, and maybe a bottle of spirits, maybe a mixer, into a work environment.

Being able to nip to the shop after work for a couple of cans, and then maybe later if I want more, is a much more grown up decision.

Says more about the attitudes of people towards Alcohol in your workplace than anything.

Shur couldn't just leave it in my locker, we'd have to drink it

fattymoon

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Dropped in for one myself at my local, place was deserted apart from an elderly man at the bar who was verbally abusive. The drunkard wanted me to lend him money.

Stupid old drunken goat is going to get himself floored one of these days.

Lol. Sounds like my kinda pub!

donegaLroad

are the off licences open, like in the supermarkets etc.. ?

AllForIt

It's weird cause it don't feel like Good Friday. Being an Athiest I'm quite happy about that.

_Dara_

Stheno wrote: »

The office i work in has a couple of beer taps in the canteen. Regular after work drinks

Every workplace is different. Some of mine would not have been okay with booze being around.

_Dara_

Reati wrote: »

Not at all, just ridiculing it because it's a silly point of view that it's hard to plan for a day when it's was widely known alcohol was unavailable for sale.

Not silly at all. What I said makes sense. Nobody knows if it’s going to be a bacchanal or not. Nobody wants to bring booze into work before 9am. There’s freedom now for it to develop how it will. If the ban was still in place, they likely wouldn’t have had this event.

You not wanting to take my point doesn’t make my point a silly one. It more likely just means you’re obdurate.

So shove your ridicule up your chocolate starfish.

Montage of Feck

Well looks like the pubs will be closed good friday once more.

AMKC

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Well looks like the pubs will be closed good friday once more.

Only right. They will be closed on St Patricks Day too now as well do. Maybe we should make this a yearly thing. Have them closed on them two days all the time.

Charles Babbage

Even the churches will not be open on Good Friday.

Ubbquittious

AMKC wrote: »

Only right. They will be closed on St Patricks Day too now as well do. Maybe we should make this a yearly thing. Have them closed on them two days all the time.

They are open far too often really.

seven of nine

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Even the churches will not be open on Good Friday.

Better go before then, to get forgiven for your sins.

MOH

Ubbquittious wrote: »

They are open far too often really.

Should just close them permanently and put thousands out of work

branie2

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Even the churches will not be open on Good Friday.

I hope not!

Graces7

branie2 wrote: »

I hope not!

They will be open for prayer but with some churches services will be livestreamed as many were y'day. Killarney Cathedral are livestreaming Mass every day this week. Wonderful for us "regular" housebound folk . riches!

Jim_Hodge

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Even the churches will not be open on Good Friday.

Churches are remaining open every day. There are just no public masses. We can visit the church to pray any time we wish.

Raconteuse

My folks got mass piped in on the tablet we gave them.

They were only delighted.

silver2020

Ubbquittious wrote: »

They are open far too often really.

the churches or the pubs?

branie2

I might watch the Passion of the Christ on DVD to mark the day then.

razorblunt

branie2 wrote: »

I might watch the Passion of the Christ on DVD to mark the day then.

Or Song for a Raggy Boy. Both seem to cover events the Church are most known for.

Raconteuse

Ah... the good Friday threads

Remember how people with a drink problem would use them as a way to deflect by telling people they must be alcoholics if they can't hack the pubs being closed for one day.

The most classic of all was the way Nox would lecture people who didn't observe it/agree with it.

branie2

razorblunt wrote: »

Or Song for a Raggy Boy. Both seem to cover events the Church are most known for.

They are not responsible for both

Conall Cernach

With the pubs still open in the North I'd expect an exodus to there tomorrow from the border counties similar to what used to happen on Good Fridays.

Jim_Hodge

Conall Cernach wrote: »

With the pubs still open in the North I'd expect an exodus to there tomorrow from the border counties similar to what used to happen on Good Fridays.

Being along the border myself and from talking to neighbours about keeping ourselves safe and healthy, I don't think there will be many seeking out a pub anywhere any time soon.

Muahahaha

Molly Malones in Temple Bar taking a hammering on social media for that video of them open and the bouncer announcing his own laws. They're down from 4.7 on Google reviews to 1.6

coolisin

Muahahaha wrote: »

Molly Malones in Temple Bar taking a hammering on social media for that video of them open and the bouncer announcing his own laws. They're down from 4.7 on Google reviews to 1.6

Delighted for them, that was a own goal if there ever was one.
Never mind your man and his laws with strobe light.

TheValeyard

Muahahaha wrote: »

Molly Malones in Temple Bar taking a hammering on social media for that video of them open and the bouncer announcing his own laws. They're down from 4.7 on Google reviews to 1.6

Good. Fcuk em, and that bouncer.

An Claidheamh

razorblunt wrote: »

Or Song for a Raggy Boy. Both seem to cover events the Church are most known for.

The Church are known for the Spanish Civil War and the acting career of Aidan Quinn?

L1011

That's where the back of the Mezz used to be isn't it?

JohnCleary

Muahahaha wrote: »

Molly Malones in Temple Bar taking a hammering on social media for that video of them open and the bouncer announcing his own laws. They're down from 4.7 on Google reviews to 1.6

Link??

Granadino

Not to drag this off topic, I would guess most punters, if not all punters in Mollys and The Temple Bar were tourists? So they potentially go back where they are from carrying a virus....

MrMusician18

Granadino wrote: »

Not to drag this off topic, I would guess most punters, if not all punters in Mollys and The Temple Bar were tourists? So they potentially go back where they are from carrying a virus....

Tourists lean heavily on reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and the like. Last night's trading could end up sinking them.

Hotblack Desiato

AMKC wrote: »

Only right. They will be closed on St Patricks Day too now as well do. Maybe we should make this a yearly thing. Have them closed on them two days all the time.

What a ridiculous suggestion.

Ha Long Bay

Molly Malones Temple Bar

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Tourists lean heavily on reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and the like. Last night's trading could end up sinking them.

All google reviews deleted from the last week. (Sort by newest)

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razorblunt

branie2 wrote: »

They are not responsible for both

One more so than the other!

Ubbquittious

MOH wrote: »

Should just close them permanently and put thousands out of work

Be grand once they have a bit more time off