Good Friday pub closures ‘pointless’, says Limerick priest

A Limerick priest has given his blessing to pubs opening on Good Friday.

Fr Joe Young said the current licensing law forbidding drinking in pubs on that day was “absolutely and totally pointless” given the amount of drink being consumed at home.

Publicans organisations are lobbying politicians to allow pubs open on Friday, April 14, claiming the closure at the start of the Easter holiday was hitting tourism.