Irish no longer tops as love affair with cinema wanes

Ireland’s love affair with the cinema has waned over the past five years with the country no longer topping the table of the world’s biggest movie-goers.

In 2008, Ireland had the second highest number of people flocking cinemas in the world with Iceland the holder of the title of the most avid movie-goers in the planet.

However, in a survey carried out by cinema giants HSI Screen Digest, Ireland has now dropped to seventh position in the table of the world’s keenest movie-goers per head of population.