Come Over October does not encourage alcohol abuse, but rather encourages us to rediscover how alcohol, and especially wine, has fostered social, cultural and religious connections among people for 8,000 years.
The festive season is rapidly approaching, which usually means the social calendar starts filling up and your liver takes a pounding.
Yes, we can’t stock up on our favourite tipple while the alcohol sales ban continues. You can make sure you’ve got the other boxes ticked, though.
Not drinking has become one of 2019’s biggest trends, as more and more people consider teetotalling their way through adult life.
Ireland isn’t known for its teetotalling, yet it’s about to get its first permanent alcohol-free pub, aptly named ‘The Virgin Mary’.
Sobriety at parties is the new big thing, apparently, and it looks like we can thank Kate Moss for the sober-socialising trend.