Editing Prom (section)

====Ireland====
In most of the [[Republic of Ireland]], a school leavers' dance is called a "[[Debs (ball)|Debs]]" or "[[Debs and grads|Grads]]", except in [[County Donegal]], where, similar to most of the rest of [[Ulster]], it is usually called "the Prom" or "the Formal". In girls' schools, it is commonly referred to as a Debs (short for "[[Debutante ball]]", though less formal than the high-society event sharing that name in other countries), and in boys' and coeducational schools, it may be referred to as a Grads or Grad (short for [[graduation]]). It is typically a formal dance for students who are graduating from [[Secondary school in the Republic of Ireland|secondary school (high school) in Ireland]] and is traditionally held between September and October. Alcohol is almost always served at these events, with a meal also being common.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/debs-ball-ruled-unirish-by-licence-judge-26173965.html |title='Debs' ball' ruled un-Irish by licence judge|last=Healy|first=Tim|date=1998-09-12|work=The Irish Independent|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://trinitynews.ie/head-to-head-debs-balls/|title=Head to Head: Debs' Balls |last1=Costello|first1=Roisin|date=November 2, 2010|work=Trinity News|access-date=20 July 2015|last2=Clarkin |first2=Sarah}}</ref>