Parents blamed for growing teenage drink problem

PARENTS are responsible for the spiralling level of teenage drinking in Ireland because they are failing to curb the problem, a survey has revealed.

In nationwide research involving more than 1,000 adults, 68% blamed parents for the country’s high level of teenage alcohol abuse, saying they should be responsible for preventing their teenagers' from drinking.

In the research conducted by the MRBI for on-line magazine Retail Intelligence, publicans were only considered by 45% of those surveyed to be responsible for preventing underage drinking, while just 17% of people placed the blame on off-licence owners.