Up here for drinking, down there for dancing

IT’S enough to drive a man to drink.

Revellers in the landmark McEniff Árd Rí Hotel in Waterford have been told while they can drink in one half of the ballroom, the other half is strictly for dancing.

The bizarre scenario came to light at the annual licensing court in Waterford yesterday. Judge William Hartnett adjourned an application to renew the hotel’s dance licence pending clarification that the hotel, which straddles both Waterford and Kilkenny, met the fire regulations of both counties.