Esther McCarthy: How Sober October went — and the exceptions that had to be made

It’s a chance to hit the reset button before the festive season kicks in. (Why is it earlier and earlier every year, for the love of GOD, give us Halloween before we’re hit with Elves on the Shelves, please?)

Esther McCarthy. Picture: Emily Quinn

I'm looking at my diary.

I sometimes write notes to my future self about ideas for columns (hey, this gold doesn’t just happen you know, I have to come up with nonsense every week — it’s no joke).