Our latest Personal Insight submission is a cautionary tale for men and women alike. Fiona Cooney, a young Irish expatriate presently living in Vancouver, bravely recounts a Christmas Eve celebration which almost cost her her life and which served as a massive wake-up call as regards her relationship with alcohol. WHAT should have been a joyful Christmas Eve, quickly turned into the scariest night of my life. I had spent the night before with my housemates at our local haunt, an Irish pub located downtown. Case in point-our favourite Irish pub.

Source: Irish Examiner January 09, 2020 17:03 UTC