Ah the humble house party, in turns a blessing and a curse. Always a great idea at the time but one you often end up regretting for multiple reasons.

You drank waaaaay too much so your hangover is one of deathly proportions, you invited random people to join in who wrecked the place and your fear is so bad you never want to go out again. That said, the Irish house party is some craic, as well we all know...

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1. A random object will always appear.

Not too sure why but traffic cones, pint glasses and posters stolen from bars are to be found littering the sitting room floor after a house party. A souvenir of sorts, and sure at the time, it seemed like a great idea to bring it home!

Look familiar?

2.You May Meet Your Future Husband.

We joke. Ah no, the house party is great for meeting new people and you could well meet Mr Right. Granted he might be red-eyed and smell like a brewery but hey, there’s potential there, right?!

3. A stranger is guaranteed to end up in your bed.

It might be because they get lucky, or that they’re so drunk they forgot where they are, but this is a likely occurrence at every house party. Out of order we know, but anything seems to fly at these shindigs.

4. Someone will get sick as a result of a drinking game.

College nights out involve a lethal combination of alco pops (Crazy Frogs anyone?!), cocktails and spirits. Drinking games often result in trouble of the vomitting kind, from Kings to Roxanne, and don't forget beer pong. Move on a few years and it's wine, by the bucket. Is it any wonder we might start to feel a little ill? Blame the house party.

Barbie had a rough night...

5. There will be a fight.

It could be anything, sure some of us would fight with our toenails. Maybe your friend overheard another friend say that your friend cheated on her boyfriend. Confusing we know. Things tend to get dramatic very quickly as the average house party goer knows.

6. Someone will cry.

There are multiple possibilities for this one. A fight, an accident or the fact that you have to tearily tell your friends how much you love them. Alcohol heightens the emotions, hardly surprising then that we do silly things.

7. Concoction of Strange Drink Combinations.  

It always seems like great fun to mix drinks at a house party, like making your own Black Russians. Vodka, milk, sure thrown in a drop of whiskey if you don’t have Tia Maria… and then you wonder why your head is lifting in the morning!

8. Someone always gets embarrasingly drunk.

Whether it’s moaning about an ex, broadcasting deep dark secrets or table dancing a la Miley Cyrus someone will always provide the entertainment. Just have pity on them the next day; they did put on a great show after all!

 

We'd say Miley loves a good house party

9. New Friends Are Made.

We’re not saying that you will be lifelong buddies or anything but nothing quite cements a bond like belting out Barbie Girl at 5 in the morning. You know you’ve been there too…

10. Someone Will Complain.

There are two types of house parties in Ireland. Pre drinking involves a few sociables at home before heading out on the town, depending on how many people you invite it may/may not get out of hand. Then there’s the other kind. You meet new friends (cute boy) and decide it would be great fun to have everyone back at yours for a rager. Not so fun when your landlord rings the next day, threatening to evict you.

So there you have it, a house party in all its glory! Let us know your house party experiences...