Glass Mask meditations on ‘Irish problem’ offer up a heady brew

There are dozens of terms, and it’s getting to the stage in this narcissistic “sharing” world where nobody is expected to shut up about anything, that you wonder if anybody in this country can enjoy a couple of drinks. Either they are baring their souls about a journey to “sobriety”, by which they mean being a total abstainer, or they are spewing their guts up in the nearest gutter.