Ireland might be known for our love of craic, ceol and a few drinks, but things are possibly getting serious now as Irish woman have been declared as some of the heaviest female drinkers in the world, coming 4th in a league table of 189 countries.
Shockingly, only women in Lithuania, Moldova and the Czech Republic are said to drink more than Irish women according to a new global study.
Irish people, both men and women, finish fully in 5th position in the world rankings. We drink more than 13 litres of alcohol a year, according to the study in the Lancet medical journal.
A total of 40% of Irish people are now classified as binge drinkers, EG they drink very heavily at the weekend but not during the week.
Irish women are said to drink one or even two bottles of wine a night. While teetotalers have dropped to below 10%.
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