Good Friday

Because we need supplies.

8 years ago

Now that the Good Friday alcohol ban has been lifted, Cork is turning it into Great Friday this year. Over the course of the Bank Holiday weekend, the iconic Cork Cricket Club will become the headquarters for the inaugural ‘Spirit Of The City’ Festival. Festival organiser Kevin Collins of the festival has said that he […]

8 years ago

We’ll admit we’re tempted.

8 years ago

Legislation allowing pubs to open and serve alcohol on Good Friday has been passed. The Dáil introduced the amended Intoxicating liquor Act this afternoon lifting the ban on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday. For the past 90 years, only those who happen to be on a train, on a boat, in the theatre, […]

8 years ago

It should be in place by next year. All premises should be permitted to serve alcohol from next Good Friday. It had already been announced by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald that the government would not stand in the way of the private member’s bill, which aims to abolish the ban for pubs and off-licences, […]

9 years ago

As part of the annual Good Friday tradition, the Pope gave a candlelit speech to some 20,000 people at the Colosseum in Rome, and this year he focused his speech on the “shame” of humanity today. Covering topics from the abuse scandal within the church to the deaths caused by forced migration in Europe, Pope […]

9 years ago