Charity sleep-out goes like a dream

THE sleep-out on Dublin’s College Green by Belvedere students, which was called off a fortnight ago, went ahead this weekend incident-free.

A group of 20 Leaving Cert students from Belvedere proved the spirit of Christmas could conquer the threat posed by an excess of other types of spirits.

The school’s authorities decided earlier this month that the growing incidence of violence in the city centre in the hours after dark posed an unacceptable risk for students.