Risk of civil unrest: code (dark) orange

Yep. These are the wrought iron gates of O'Loughlin's.
Securely locked. At 2 pm...
On a Friday!!!

But not any Friday.
Good Friday. When the sale of alcohol is prohibited throughout the land.

This will explain the scenes of panic buying I witnessed in Lidl last night.
The one thing that is scarier than the daily sale of alcohol in an Irish Lidl is the sale of alcohol on Thursday-before-Good-Friday in an Irish Lidl.
Jay-zus...

They more than double the amount they'd normally shift.
Because there is an element of doubt. Will the licensing laws be scrapped altogether during that fateful Friday? Perhaps alcohol will be made illegal altogether. Oh sweet Jesus. OH-MY-GOD...

Let's buy booze. Loads of booze. Tons and hectolitres of the stuff.
Because tomorrow... YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUY ALCOHOL ANYWHERE!!! Oh sweet Jesus. OH-MY-GOD...

Today there were armed guards blocking off the entrance to the alcoholic drinks section in Tesco.
And the manager in the shiny grey suit was patrolling the area. He was visibly on edge.

Today I witnessed a lot more potential for civil unrest on the streets of Ireland than when the banking sector was unconditionally bailed out by a corrupt government.

We've got our priorities right!