Con, 100, happy to lose bet with his surgeon

A SPORTSMAN all his life, Con McLaughlin, 100, was happy to lose a bet with his doctor when he feared he would not see his next birthday.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2011 - 01:00
Elaine Keogh

He now owes his surgeon €10 and is delighted he is around to pay up.

“I owe the man €10 because we each bet €5 ... He is not stuck for a few bob though,” the retired schoolteacher quipped yesterday from his home in Drogheda, Co Louth.

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