Editing Good Friday (section)

===Ireland===
In the [[Republic of Ireland]], Good Friday is not an official public holiday, but most non-retail businesses close for the day. Up until 2018 it was illegal to sell alcoholic beverages on Good Friday, with some exceptions, so pubs and off-licences generally closed.<ref name="ie-wheretolook">{{cite news|title=You can have a pint today – if you know where to look|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/you-can-have-a-pint-today-if-you-know-where-to-look-26646201.html|first=Colin|last=Gleeson|access-date=3 April 2015|work=Irish Independent|date=2 April 2010|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123339/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/you-can-have-a-pint-today-if-you-know-where-to-look-26646201.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics of the ban included the catering and tourism sector, but surveys showed that the general public were divided on the issue.<ref name="independent-goodfridayalcohol">{{cite news|last1=Hade|first1=Emma Jane|title=Good Friday alcohol ban still splits public as only half want it abolished|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/good-friday-alcohol-ban-still-splits-public-as-only-half-want-it-abolished-31112720.html|access-date=3 April 2015|work=Irish Independent|date=2 April 2015|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501215422/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/good-friday-alcohol-ban-still-splits-public-as-only-half-want-it-abolished-31112720.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/times-have-changed-a-lot-one-of-irelands-oldest-barmaids-98-pulls-pints-for-the-first-time-on-good-friday-36759366.html 'Times have changed a lot' – one of Ireland's oldest barmaids (98) pulls pints for the first time on Good Friday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003004835/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/times-have-changed-a-lot-one-of-irelands-oldest-barmaids-98-pulls-pints-for-the-first-time-on-good-friday-36759366.html |date=3 October 2021 }} independent.ie, 30 March 2018</ref><!-- This is not, strictly speaking, wrong, but it is not a fair summary of what the source actually says -- how many of those who said they think it should stay in place also said they planned on drinking pre-purchased alcohol on the day? --> In [[Northern Ireland]], a similar ban operates until 5&nbsp;pm on Good Friday.<ref name="bbc-restrictionsni">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Coulter|title=Pub owners frustrated at assembly failure to change Easter opening hours|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35877628|work=BBC News|date=23 March 2016|access-date=25 March 2016|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003013126/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35877628|url-status=live}}</ref>