When Shane MacGowan calls you a drunk on a night out, it might be time to take stock and reassess your life“Dry” January is now done with, and for many, the next time they will have to prove they’re not alcohol-dependent will be “Sober October”, when they will give up again before tearing the proverbial out of it at Christmas. Ironically, all of this goes to prove they are, in fact, alcohol-dependent. Check the literature.

Source: Irish Independent February 15, 2026 13:45 UTC