Ireland’s boozy reputation ‘well deserved’

Ireland’s reputation for heavy drinking is “well deserved”, with an international survey finding we have the highest number of people seeking medical treatment after drinking.

The Global Drug Survey 2015 questioned more than 100,000 people in more than 50 countries, including almost 2,400 in Ireland.

It found that 2.8% of respondents in Ireland sought emergency medical assistance after drinking — the highest of all countries surveyed.