Irish the world's brainiest, says Mensa

GIVE yourself a pat on the back, or if you prefer, on the head the international honorary president of Mensa has declared Ireland to be the most intelligent country in the world.

David Schulman, originally from Manchester but living in Ireland for the past 46 years, said that Ireland had more Mensa members per head of population than anywhere else.

The number of Irish members of the brain-busting club is nearly 1,200 while another 162 members joined last year.