Irish people drank almost an extra litre of water a day during pandemic

Mike Sutton, left, and Denis Sutton, Directors of Ishka Irish Spring Water at the plant in Ballyneety, Co Limerick. Consumers in Ireland drank almost an extra litre of water a day during the pandemic, according to the Ishka Irish Spring Water survey. Picture: Brian Connolly.

People in Ireland drank almost an extra litre of water a day as the pandemic locked them out of offices, schools, colleges and hospitality, new research shows.

It also revealed that women are drinking more than men.