London calling for Trinners’ Queen of Tara
The Trinity Ball is an annual end-of-term, pre-exams blow-out for those who fill the name-scrawled wooden benches in the old lecture theatres of Dublin 2. The tickets are procured in advance, parties are planned on Facebook and in canteens over hot coffee. The dress code remains as it always has been: black tie. Some of the cooler students twin the tux with pair of worn Converse trainers I’m told however.
The music is invariably good – I’ve never been, but have heard some of the best bands’ sounds waft over the walls in the past. Tonight, one of my personal favourites from my college days, The Streets will headline. If that name means little to you, rest assured, it’s a big deal to have Mike Skinner visit your school. Though, unlike the Lord Mayor, he can’t grant a half day.
