Netflix and gaming: How the Irish got through the pandemic

According to data from the European Commission's statistics body Eurostat, just under three-quarters of EU internet users watched internet-streamed TV or videos in 2020. 

Sitting at home during the Covid-19 pandemic meant becoming best friends with the likes of Netflix, but Irish people didn't rely on their PlayStations or XBox consoles as much as their European neighbours.

According to data from the European Commission's statistics body Eurostat, just under three-quarters of EU internet users watched internet-streamed TV or videos in 2020. That doesn't even include programmes or videos downloaded and saved for later.