Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The second big argument is that this ban on Good Friday is somehow a vestige of Catholic Ireland at a time when far fewer Irish people are committed to their religion. This argument appeals to a certain kind of secularist who wants to remove any remnant of a public nod towards religion, despite the fact that our grundnorm document, our Constitution, still acknowledges that homage is due to almighty God. Presumably we will have a referendum on that in due course-----