200,000 Irish children living in homes impacted by alcohol abuse, research shows  

Though the research was carried out before the Covid-19 pandemic, the AAI also believes that more young people may be experiencing issues in the home due to alcohol because of recent and current lockdowns.  Picture: iStock

Around 200,000 children in Ireland have parents experiencing problems with alcohol, according to new research from University College Cork (UCC). 

The UCC study, conducted together with Alcohol Action Ireland, also found that 400,000 adults in Ireland were raised in households in which alcohol abuse was a feature.