Opinions range from ‘sensible’ to ‘scurrilous’

OPINIONS on the Good Friday opening of Limerick pubs ranged from “sensible” to “scurrilous” among worshippers arriving for the 3pm Passion and Veneration of the Cross ceremony at St Joseph’s Church in the city centre.

Former Defence Minister Willie O’Dea, who lives around the corner from the church, was one of the early arrivals for the ceremony which drew a packed congregation.

Mr O’Dea said: “I supported the publicans’ proposal from the outset. Judge Tom O’Donnell had to interpret the law and the prevailing view in the Law Library from people I have talked with is that he was right in his interpretation.