Coroner issues stark warning about binge-drinking following Cork man's death 

Young man, who was not a regular drinker, drank three pints of stout and later consumed vodka cocktails before playing card-based drinking game where he drank several shots, inquest heard

Assistant state pathologist Dr Margot Bolster defined binge-drinking as drinking a lot — five units for a man, four for a woman — in a short space of time or in a single drinking session, and described it as 'very dangerous'.

A coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of binge-drinking following the death of a young Cork man who consumed a cocktail of alcohol during a cards and shots game.

Coroner Philip Comyn described the death of the 19-year-old from North Cork as “an unfortunate and terrible tragedy” which served to underline the deadly health impacts and potentially fatal risks associated with binge-drinking, especially in young people.