Good Friday Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Ireland=== In the [[Republic of Ireland]], Good Friday is not an official public holiday, but most non-retail businesses close for the day. Up until 2018 it was illegal to sell alcoholic beverages on Good Friday, with some exceptions, so pubs and off-licences generally closed.<ref name="ie-wheretolook">{{cite news|title=You can have a pint today β if you know where to look|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/you-can-have-a-pint-today-if-you-know-where-to-look-26646201.html|first=Colin|last=Gleeson|access-date=3 April 2015|work=Irish Independent|date=2 April 2010|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123339/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/you-can-have-a-pint-today-if-you-know-where-to-look-26646201.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics of the ban included the catering and tourism sector, but surveys showed that the general public were divided on the issue.<ref name="independent-goodfridayalcohol">{{cite news|last1=Hade|first1=Emma Jane|title=Good Friday alcohol ban still splits public as only half want it abolished|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/good-friday-alcohol-ban-still-splits-public-as-only-half-want-it-abolished-31112720.html|access-date=3 April 2015|work=Irish Independent|date=2 April 2015|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501215422/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/good-friday-alcohol-ban-still-splits-public-as-only-half-want-it-abolished-31112720.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/times-have-changed-a-lot-one-of-irelands-oldest-barmaids-98-pulls-pints-for-the-first-time-on-good-friday-36759366.html 'Times have changed a lot' β one of Ireland's oldest barmaids (98) pulls pints for the first time on Good Friday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003004835/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/times-have-changed-a-lot-one-of-irelands-oldest-barmaids-98-pulls-pints-for-the-first-time-on-good-friday-36759366.html |date=3 October 2021 }} independent.ie, 30 March 2018</ref><!-- This is not, strictly speaking, wrong, but it is not a fair summary of what the source actually says -- how many of those who said they think it should stay in place also said they planned on drinking pre-purchased alcohol on the day? --> In [[Northern Ireland]], a similar ban operates until 5 pm on Good Friday.<ref name="bbc-restrictionsni">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Coulter|title=Pub owners frustrated at assembly failure to change Easter opening hours|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35877628|work=BBC News|date=23 March 2016|access-date=25 March 2016|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003013126/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35877628|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page