Irish Times general manager Connor MacNeil said music will begin at noon but by rule will be restrained “background” fare so people aren’t compelled to yell.
“Beyond that we’ve decorated inside,” he said. “Just some tacky St. Patrick’s Day stuff hung up on the walls, but other than that we have to play by the same guidelines that have been instructed to us.”
There will be nothing designed to pull people inside.
“We’ve been explicitly told not to promote anything,” McNeil said. “Basically, it’s just business as usual.”
British Columbia has ordered bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol at 8 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, putting a damper in what would typically be a huge night for them.