Carnal appetites sated at lunchtime

THOUSANDS of workers are skipping the sandwich and making lunchtime love, according to a survey.

The survey suggests that 1% of workers - about 18,000 people - have sex during their lunch break, the same number that spend their time boozing in the pub.

Commissioned by food company Eurest, the research revealed the average length of time taken for lunch was 38 minutes. Nearly 550 Irish people were questioned during May and June this year, while a further 2,000 were surveyed in Britain. There are an estimated 1.8m adult workers here with a further 700,000 in the North.