Good Friday

[kingdom hoop]

Anyone know when the pub-closed rule officially originated? Was legislation passed or is it just implicitly understood?

According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica; "As early as the 2nd century Good Friday was kept by Christians as a day of penance and fasting." So there has long been a culture of denial on the day, but I'm just wondering how/when it came about that pubs can't/don't open. Why alcohol? Why not cakes?

[thischarmingman]

Anyone know when the pub-closed rule officially originated? Was legislation passed or is it just implicitly understood?

According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica; "As early as the 2nd century Good Friday was kept by Christians as a day of penance and fasting." So there has long been a culture of denial on the day, but I'm just wondering how/when it came about that pubs can't/don't open. Why alcohol? Why not cakes?

Not very well written, but info nonetheless...
http://www.irishelection.com/04/alco...d-good-friday/

[Magicme]

Chill out for fecks sake, buy a carry out, buy a bottle of coke empty it out and fill it with Buckfast and take it into the ground with you, same colour....

If you read what I said properly you will see I dont care what anyone does or doesn't drink. I just wish the law wasnt there as we could make a killing on the bar. Its always our big crowd games that get hit somehow!!

[holidaysong]

If you read what I said properly you will see I dont care what anyone does or doesn't drink. I just wish the law wasnt there as we could make a killing on the bar. Its always our big crowd games that get hit somehow!!

Would MUFC not change the Good Friday game to the Saturday so that they could make their bar profit?

[holidaysong]

Ah come on now Barry, everyone loves Mon dogs hmmmm..

Nowhere near the quality of a fry up in Jackson's Hotel though.

[Magicme]

The idea had been played with holidaysong but not sure if it will happen or not.

[holidaysong]

The idea had been played with holidaysong but not sure if it will happen or not.

Seems like a no brainer for the outside observer to be honest.

[Magicme]

But there is a plus to it being on GF. None of our security guys are working in the pubs that they work at so we can have loads of stewarts there to make sure the bigger crowd are well looked after. So think that is why it will go ahead. Anyway there is feck all else to do on GF so at least there is football!

[Lim till i die]

But there is a plus to it being on GF. None of our security guys are working in the pubs that they work at so we can have loads of stewarts there to make sure the bigger crowd are well looked after.

Worst.

Plus.

Ever.

[Monkfish]

Ah come on now Barry, everyone loves Mon dogs hmmmm..

Am I the only person who acually thinks they are over-rated? couple of things regarding Monaghan make me sick, Mon-dogs being #1.

Just saying like.

[Lim till i die]

Am I the only person who acually thinks they are over-rated? couple of things regarding Monaghan make me sick, Mon-dogs being #1.

Just saying like.

I've said it manys a time.

Over-Rated rubbish.

Maybe it's just our sophisticated Limerick palettes*



*Yes I know there's at least one word spelt wrong here so no need for anyone to point it out

[Monkfish]

I've said it manys a time.

Over-Rated rubbish.

Maybe it's just our sophisticated Limerick palettes*



*Yes I know there's at least one word spelt wrong here so no need for anyone to point it out

In fairness id prefer a packet of bacon fries, sure that fella that used to do the hot-dogs in Jackman Park a few years back did nicer dogs.

[Monkfish]

Last few years have been p***ed on GF just coz its bold to be!

The mortification is running off me for you!
Hardcore yeeeah!

[Lim till i die]

The mortification is running off me for you!
Hardcore yeeeah!

There's some right rebels on this thread alright

Fight the Power everyone!!!

The fact you feel the need to come on Foot.ie and brag about it, if anything, only makes it more cool!!

[Monkfish]

There's some right rebels on this thread alright

Why they are on par with the St Lukes youth group! anyway, if people are unable to go a day without drink (and make excuses for it) then id have to worry about peoples mental state.

[Lim till i die]

id have to worry about peoples mental state.

But what about "Sticking it to the Man"???

[GavinZac]

Why they are on par with the St Lukes youth group! anyway, if people are unable to go a day without drink (and make excuses for it) then id have to worry about peoples mental state.

If people think its alright for their modern day democratic government to tell them what legal goods they can or cannot consume on a arbitrary, generic day based upon some previously held deep regret for the death of some judean wood peddler millennia ago (despite said peddler being apparently entirely aware of and fully able to prevent said death) then id have to worry about people's mental state.

[Monkfish]

If people think its alright for their modern day democratic government to tell them what legal goods they can or cannot consume on a arbitrary, generic day based upon some previously held deep regret for the death of some judean wood peddler millennia ago (despite said peddler being apparently entirely aware of and fully able to prevent said death) then id have to worry about people's mental state.

Go to the off-licence the day before then if you cant go a day without the sweet amber hooked to your brain, most bladder heads do this anyway.

Fight the power! Ahern out!

[Lim till i die]

If people think its alright for their modern day democratic government to tell them what legal goods they can or cannot consume on a arbitrary, generic day based upon some previously held deep regret for the death of some judean wood peddler millennia ago (despite said peddler being apparently entirely aware of and fully able to prevent said death) then id have to worry about people's mental state.

Don't think anybody is debating the stupidity of the law...........

[GavinZac]

Don't think anybody is debating the stupidity of the law...........

Right, so what do people generally do, in protest of a law?