Want To Recreate The Magic Of Illegal Good Friday Pints? Try These Muslim Countries

IRISH SESSION purists continue to mourn a change in alcohol licensing rules in 2018 which brought an end to the sacred act of a sneaky illicit Good Friday pint.

Off licences and pubs are no longer required by law to shutter on Good Friday, meaning a whole rite of passage and cultural touchstone has disappeared. But some Irish people are bringing it back by taking the session to countries where Islam is the official state religion.

‘Good Friday Booze Cruises’ give Irish people the chance to experience once again the transgressive mischief and rule breaking of Good Friday pints by trying to secure a pint in countries which completely prohibit the consumption of alcohol.

“I went on one them cruises last year, it was class, really felt like Ireland a few years ago,” confirmed one GFBC customer who went to Afghanistan last year on Good Friday and drained as many as 12 illicit pints of Guinness.

“The idea that it’s wrong just really appeals to me,” said one woman who purchased the ‘On The Sesh In Bangladesh’ deluxe Good Friday package.

Older Irish people are encouraging younger generations who have never known an illegal Good Friday pint to travel abroad to experience a lost Irish tradition.

“You can get a permit to drink in Bangladesh as a tourist for example but that removes that danger we all felt back when we were having a lock in of a GF and a Garda car pulled up outside,” explained GFBC founder, John Tally.

“The response has been unbelievable, and we’ve only lost 82 customers to prison in our first 2 years of operations,” added Tally, who holiday offerings have expanded this year with the ‘Kuwait, 9, 10 Pints Minimum’ and ‘Oman You’ll Be Hanging After This’ booze cruises.

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