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.

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.