[ILUG-Social] pubs open on sunday ?

[Niall Walsh]

I do not wish to overstate the matter but I use the Good Friday issue 
because
this argument and discussion should take place. This will probably be voted
down and many of those who will vote against it were in pubs on Good
Friday. It is ridiculous, a sham and hypocrisy at a time when we are trying
to make politics relevant and say that public representation is real and 
honest.

Mr O'Toole

reading the document you link to confirms my view.   No excuses were given
other than "if it ain't broken don't fix it".   Now where is the original
discussion from when the Good Friday ban was imposed?

Also if a politician says something, I don't place any faith in it.

Niall



John Kelly wrote:

>On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 02:38:13PM +0000, Niall Walsh wrote:
>
>>That's exactly the point!   Each pub owner in the country could refuse 
>>personally to open on
>>Good Friday, they are under no obligation to open any day of the year 
>>HOWEVER they ARE
>>under obligation NOT to open on Good Friday, even if they are Muslims, 
>>Agnostics or Devil
>>worshippers!   The government could not require a pub to open on Good 
>>Friday as a christian
>>publican could state that it is against his religion and he would have a 
>>constitutional defense.
>>
>
>Read my comments once again - I said "to some extent (not much)".
>Unfortunately, this is NOT a church issue, as you have already
>incorrectly labelled it. The laws regarding drinking on Good Friday and
>Christmas Day were not sought after by the Church.
>
>For a lengthy (and rather dull) transcript of a debate from the dail on
>this subject, go to 
>http://homepage.tinet.ie/~maryhenry/debates/11may00a.htm
>
>- John
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