Published: Friday, 19th March, 2010 8:50am
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Some rugby supporters who want to watch Munster and Leinster in the Magners League on Good Friday are complaining that they won't be able to do so, because of the traditional ban here on pubs opening on the Holyday.
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monica Gill
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Mar 24 10 01:09
Comment: 2733
Yes let the pubs open we are living in the year 2010not 1800 it is work for someone when things are so bad
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Lorcan Franks
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Mar 24 10 09:22
Comment: 2735
And The mob says- change for changes sake!
I can't stand the church but Lets keep a quaint Irish tradition alive instead of baying to creeping globalisation/ commercial interests/ those who take it upon themselves to be the self-appointed judges and scribes of human nature and need!!!
This sort of herd mentality has landed the country into the mess its currently in now.
its ONE DAY folks- you have all of the Bank Holiday weekend to drink the heads off yourselves/ pretend you like Rugby!!!
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Franck Bride
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Mar 24 10 10:54
Comment: 2737
Hear hear Lorcan.
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alankeena
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Mar 24 10 11:57
Comment: 2739
theres only 2 days in the whole year pubs dont open good friday and christmas day watch the rugby at home its only another excuse for a **** up
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Zed Holster
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Mar 24 10 13:14
Comment: 2742
I agree with the last 3 comment's- the campaign is pathetic.
@ Monica- Limerick/ South Western Tourist board should encourage Leinster Rugby supporters to stay down for the Easter Weekend, rather than go home after the game on Good Friday.
They could then recuperate revenues lost by having D4 rugger types wine and dine in the various hostelries & pubs over the course of the remaining Bank Holiday weekend.
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paul moran
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Mar 25 10 18:03
Comment: 2753
The pubs are opening the publicans are jumping up and down, will these pub owners be paying there staff a special rate for the special event???????
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Stephen Kirwan
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Apr 6 10 17:14
Comment: 2864
Lorcan,
While I understand and agree what is being said on your behalf surely it is the ideology that really matters here. It is the Church-State connection that annoys some people and the remenence of exessive Church and religious interference on the way people are made live their lives that annoys people.The idea of a 'nanny state'. If we truly are a secular State then surely this view has to be contended
I would much perfer to see restricted opening times of shops on Sundays like on the continent.While this seems a bit more radical it is perhaps more productive from the point of view of stopping the spread of commerc*alisation and fast-paced tradition and puts the emphasis back on family (as opposed to religion) rather then an aribtary day throughout the year. It is much better re:Accomadation of all ways of thinking and while it accomodates religion it also accomadates family time.
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