A chara, – The simplest way to sort out this ludicrous ban is by way of compensation. If the Catholic Church and the Government want to uphold this ban then both parties must compensate all the pubs and licensed premises for loss of business on what would be one of their busiest days. – Yours, etc,
PETER BURKE,
Dundrum,
Dublin 16.
Sir, – Can I take it that should the ban on alcohol sales on Good Friday be removed that it would not be compulsory for me, as a practicing Catholic, to purchase or consume alcohol?– Yours, etc,
PAT MULLEN,
Dundalk, Co Louth.
Sir, – Perhaps the approaching alcohol-free Good Friday would be a good time for the emergency departments of all the hospitals in the State to compare their workload with the previous 51 Fridays in the year.
Considering that three persons die each day due to the effects of alcohol, the results could lead to the banning of alcohol on the remaining 364 days – if only to provide more beds and funding for a cash-starved health service. – Yours, etc,
PATRICK MURRAY,
Dublin 14.
Sir, – If I recollect correctly, the pathway to salvation is to resist temptation. Is to remove the temptation to compromise the potential salvation? – Yours, etc,
GERRY CHRISTIE,
Tralee,
Co Kerry.