Over the past 90 years pubs have used the Easter holy day to get a raft of work done or take a day off.
Some pubs this year will remain closed and others are donating proceeds from Good Friday sales to charity.
Here are some scenes from a sunny Good Friday featuring some of Dublin's most famous pubs including The Foggy Dew, The Temple Bar and O'Donoghue's on the 18th of April 2014 with a sign saying "Good Friday April 18th, Closed - it's the law." and a few pubs either closed or getting renovations carried out.
So to answer the question "Are pubs in Ireland open on Good Friday?", the answer is "It depends!" but yes many or most will be open.
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