Secret Diary of a Gen Z Student: New rules for dating keep us all apart

‘Do you want to shift my mate?’ was the usual choice of phrasing. I’m squirming with the awkwardness of it, as I type that

Jane Cowan: "It’s no wonder that some statistics suggest 45% of men between 18 and 25 have never approached someone in real life for a date." Picture: Moya Nolan.

The junior disco is a rite of passage for the Irish teenager. Like your first crisp sandwich, the first time you enjoy the taste of Guinness, or the first time you get in trouble for leaving the immersion on all day, it’s a kind of biblical experience.

Though there is a distinct lack of biblical behaviour at these discos.