'I Can't Afford Bts but I Can Stretch to a Gram of Cocaine' [Eire Region]

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They use the bus instead of taxis and swear off their weekly shopping spree. But as one writer found, our recession-hit Celtic cubs are still able to find cash for one thing they crave...

THE table was beautifully laid out with Waterford crystal glasses and designer crockery. An extravagant bouquet of flowers had been placed in prize position on the mirrored table, which was adjacent to the floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the city. We were only through the door when a glass of champagne was thrust into our hands. There may be a recession, but in some parts of south Co. Dublin, the party isn't over, it's just behind closed doors.

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'I Can't Afford Bts but I Can Stretch to a Gram of Cocaine' [Eire Region]

And so it was that a group of 12 of us gathered recently for dinner in Claire's penthouse apartment, a gift for her 21st birthday from her wealthy father.

We are all in our mid-20s and all making our way up the professional ladder. None of us is immune to the recession, not even Claire, who quickly deflected compliments about her red dress; after all, it's only Topshop. And she was quick to apologise when the champagne...

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