Ireland ranked third in the world for number of pubs per head of population

Ireland ranks third highest in the world for the number of pubs per head of population while three-in-four people live within walking distance of a licenced premises. The latest alcohol review from the Health Research Board has found the average annual consumption for people aged 15 years and over last year was 9.9 litres of pure alcohol.

This equates to 37 bottles of vodka 104 bottles of wine or 400 pints of beer. HRB research officer Anne Doyle said despite a slight decline in alcohol consumption we are still consuming too much.