A problem with drink
Jun 25th, 2008 | By Ian Poulton | Category: IrelandMichael went to his “debs” last night.
The traditional school leaving event held by many groups of Irish school leavers takes many forms – his was a dinner and disco at a local racecourse.
At 11 o’clock, as pre-arranged, we collected him. He doesn’t like music and he doesn’t drink, which meant there wasn’t much interest left in the evening.
“How was the dinner?”
“Poor.”
“It was €95 a ticket – how could it have been poor?”
“That was to cover the cost of the cocktail reception and the dance …