Sláinte! Irish pubs serve their first Good Friday pints in decades

Landlord reports queues of drinkers at 7am after 90-year ban is finally overturned Ireland lifted a nine-decade ban on serving alcohol on Good Friday, prompting an early flurry of drinkers eager to experience the novelty of ordering a pint on the holy day. Brian Conlon, of Slattery's Bar on Capel Street in central Dublin was one of the first to pull a legal Good Friday pint. "It was busier than usual this morning. When I opened up at 7am there were queues at the front door," he said. "I think pe...