“I expect it to be good, to be honest with you.”Michael welcomed the law change, particularly given the days lost to the Beast from the East. “It’s been out there for a good number of years and I think it’s about time pubs were allowed open. Sean Kennedy, Kildare, and Madison Browne, Dublin 8, in Slatterys Bar, Capel St, Dublin, on Good Friday. We closed up early on the Wednesday — it was exceptionally quiet — all day Thursday, and we actually closed on Friday. It said Good Friday will also generate over €7m in Vat and excise duty contributions to the exchequer.

Source: Irish Examiner March 30, 2018 22:52 UTC