Stephanie Clarke, the general manager of Shamrock City Pub, says she's closing shop from Christmas Eve to Jan. 2. "We deemed that it wouldn't be profitable for us to go ahead and remain open during the holidays. So we said we'll give the staff a break and let everyone have Christmas off," she said, adding it's her first Christmas off in a decade. Stephanie Clarke is the manager of the Shamrock City Pub on Water Street in St. John's.(Sherry Vivian/CBC) She said groups cancelled reservations when new guidelines about gathering were announced, and with no Christmas or New Year's Eve parties and capacity in the pub at 50 per cent, she said staff hours have also been slashed.