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<p>Revenue figures on alcohol consumption for the second quarter of last year show that total alcohol consumption actually fell by 7.3%.</p>

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There continues to be misleading commentary that alcohol consumption is increasing in Ireland and that it grew worse as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns, which is simply not true.
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