She paints her nails cochineal pink. It's the quiet before the storm. Theresa Shryane, who runs the cocktail bar in the Capitol Bar on Aungier Street, has a few minutes left before the "private" party for the singer Macy Gray gets under way. Bouncer Philip Gardner is having a cup of tea. "It's going to be pretty crazy," he says.
The Redsettaz DJs, Barry O'Donoghue and Dave Delaney, are lining up the sounds, honoured to be playing at the gig for the star, who arrives late to dazzle and shake hands with all who are introduced to her.