You can probably tell where this is going.
The FAI today announced details of a friendly international that will take place between Ireland and Switzerland on Friday, March 25 2016, the day on which Good Friday falls next year.
Ireland will host Switzerland in @ThreeIreland International Friendly on March 25, 2016 – https://t.co/fLw0dZkgKv pic.twitter.com/XvHiUhtcLz
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) October 23, 2015
With the help of God, Irish fans will get a glimpse of the Boys in Green ahead of an appearance at the Euros in France, but there’s another very good reason why fans will want to go to the game.
As well all know, only certain premises are allowed sell alcohol on Good Friday and, as per Gavan Reilly of Today FM News, the Aviva Stadium is one of them.
@cooper_m The Aviva is one of a small number of designated National Sporting Arenas that are exempt from usual liquor law & can serve on GF
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) October 23, 2015
As long as UEFA don’t butt their noses in, the pints should be flowing at the Aviva…
@cooper_m But if UEFA govern the game (unlikely, as a friendly) they have a separate no-alcohol policy at any of their fixtures…
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) October 23, 2015
There are a lot of people who will use any old excuse to go for a pint on Good Friday and an Ireland match is certainly as good an excuse as any; somehow we get the feeling there won’t be too many empty seats on the night.
Mention of sporting events and alcohol on Good Friday brings back memories of 2010, when a special exemption was granted to Limerick pubs to open and serve alcohol for a limited amount of time as Munster took on Leinster in a Celtic League game at Thomond Park.
We really will go out of our way to have a pint on Good Friday.
Beats a bag o’ cans anyway.
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