Good Friday drinking ban ‘no longer in tune with today’s Ireland’

Punters can now enjoy a legal Good Friday drink in their local pub as politicians finally lifted a controversial ban after 91 years.

However, there are fears that the laws will be further relaxed to permit the sale of alcohol in public houses on Christmas Day, a proposal which has been condemned.

Those seeking out a tipple on the holy day had previously gone to great lengths including taking a train, plane or ferry, or attending the theatre or a greyhound race meeting, all of which were exempt from the Intoxicating Liquor Act of 1927.