AUDIO: Research finds women now drink as much as men

Women are now drinking as much as men, a study of college students has found.

The findings have again led to calls for the Government to reconsider a ban on sports alcohol sponsorship.

Ivan Perry, of University College Cork’s department of epidemiology and public health, said that the findings of UCC PhD candidate Martin Davoren’s research showed the argument for a complete ban on sports alcohol sponsorship was now “compelling on health and economic grounds”.