"I am TI-TAAAA-NIIII-UUUUM! [Woof, woof, woof, woof!]"

OUR youngest sister is celebrating her 40th birthday tonight in Sligo. Months ago, she warned us of her plans: “We’re taking over the hostel on Lough Arrow for the night,” she said. 

“Beds upstairs, bar downstairs. And listen to this: there’s no bar-staff. We’re stocking the bar and running the place for the night ourselves. And everyone’s coming.”

Then, as if this lunatics-taking-over-the-asylum thing wasn’t red-flag enough, she added, “It’s going to be a top night. Vickie and Hans are flying in from Eindhoven — and you know what a heller Vickie is.”