Soaking it all up – Irish are world’s biggest beer mat users
New figures show beer mat use here is the highest globally at 50 per person per year.
This means that more than 200 million beer mats are used in pubs across Ireland every year.
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SUBSCRIBENew figures show beer mat use here is the highest globally at 50 per person per year.
This means that more than 200 million beer mats are used in pubs across Ireland every year.
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