Ireland 'Europe's infidelity hotspot' after rush to join adultery website during Covid 

According to Ashley Madison's survey, one in six of its members will leave their other half in the lurch on February 14 to meet up with their affair partner. File photo: iStock

Ireland has been tagged "Europe's infidelity hotspot" after sign-ups from this country to an infamous global dating service for adulterers surpassed 250,000.

Figures just released by extra-marital affairs site Ashley Madison, reveal that 18,800 Irish nationals registered with the site last year - a 15% increase from the previous year.