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Closing for “holy hour”...The Strange pub rules of years gone by

There was a time when pubs would close for “holy hour” on Sundays. However, that was abolishe...

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14.35 13 Feb 2026


Closing for “holy hour”...The Strange pub rules of years gone by


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14.35 13 Feb 2026


There was a time when pubs would close for “holy hour” on Sundays. However, that was abolished in 2000, but what are the other strange things pubs in Ireland did back in the “good old days”

Joining Sean to explain all the strange rules and traditions that used to exist in pubs was Mick Clifford from the Irish Examiner  


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