Pub opening hours St Patrick's Day

Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2000

3.—Section 2 (as substituted by section 25 of the Act of 1988 and amended by section 2 of the Act of 1995) of the Act of 1927 is amended by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (1):

"(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to sell or expose for sale any intoxicating liquor, or to open or keep open any premises for the sale of intoxicating liquor, or to permit any intoxicating liquor to be consumed on licensed premises—

(a) at any time on Christmas Day or Good Friday;

(b) on any other day, as specified hereunder, outside the times so specified in respect of it—

(i) Saint Patrick's Day: between 12.30 p.m. and 12.30 a.m. on the following day;

(ii) the 23rd December: if it falls on a Sunday, between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 p.m.;

(iii) Christmas Eve and the eve of Good Friday: between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 p.m.;

(iv) the eve of any public holiday (other than Christmas Eve):

(I) if the eve falls on a weekday, between 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 a.m. on the following day, or

(II) if it falls on a Sunday, between 12.30 p.m. and 12.30 a.m. on the following day;

(v) any other Sunday (except a Saint Patrick's Day which falls on a Sunday): between 12.30 p.m. and 11.00 p.m.;

(vi) any other Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday: between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 p.m.; and

(vii) any other Thursday, Friday or Saturday: between 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 a.m. on the following day.

(1A) The hours specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in respect of any day specified in that paragraph are in addition to the period between midnight and 12.30 a.m. on that day where that period is included in the hours so specified in respect of the eve of that day.

Christmas Pub Opening Hours

Information from the Licensed Vintners Association, which represents pub owners in the Greater Dublin area.

CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS
PERMITTED HOURS OF TRADING (Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003)

Friday 22nd December 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.
Saturday 23rd December 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.
Sunday 24th December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. [Christmas Eve]
Monday 25th December Trading Prohibited
Tuesday 26th December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. [Public Holiday]
Wednesday 27th December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
Thursday 28th December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
Friday 29th December 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.
Saturday 30th December 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.
Sunday 31st December 12.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m. [Eve of Public Holiday]
Monday 1st January 2007 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. [Public Holiday]
Tuesday 2nd January 2007 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.

All of the above together with 30 minutes drinking up time.

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You should check with the management of your local pub regarding any local arrangements with respect to admission and/or price changes (increases!) over the holiday period.

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