HOUSE PARTIES ARE being busily planned in towns and cities across the country today, in light of the annual Good Friday pub shut-down.
A 1927 law dictates alcohol cannot be sold on the Friday before Easter – and as usual, there were queues forming at off-licences and supermarkets in Dublin last night as people stocked up ‘just in case’. Some were leaving the shops laden down with cans and bottles, others simply clutched a single bottle of Pinot Grigio.
So what do Dubliners and visitors to Ireland make of the Good Friday ban? Is it time to scrap the near-90-year-old law, or do people secretly enjoy the novelty of a pub-free day?
Late night shoppers and passers-by alike – there were plenty of strong opinions…
Video by Nicky Ryan.
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