Decline of pubs offset by rising number of new off licences

The average annual consumption for people aged 15 and over in 2023 was 9.9 litres of pure alcohol. This equates to 400 pints of beer..

Ireland still has the third highest number of pubs per head of population in the world, while the recent decline in pubs has been offset by an increase in off licences opening.

One person dies in Ireland every day due to alcohol-related liver disease while a fifth of emergency department admissions are due to alcohol, according to a new report.