Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in EU

Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking in Europe, according to the World Health Organisation.

Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in EU

Ireland has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking in Europe, according to the World Health Organisation. But Ireland has lower rates of deaths attributed to alcohol than most countries – and that rate has fallen in the last six years.

In a major research, the WHO said that among current drinkers the average weekly alcohol consumption levels across 30 European states was equivalent to more than two bottles of wine, whereas Ireland's is closer to two and a half bottles of wine.

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