Cork City to become 'safer' site under new alcohol strategy for Cork and Kerry

Cork is among the counties with the greatest number of alcohol-related liver disease hospitalisations in the country

The strategy aims to reduce harm from alcohol, and prioritises public health, improved health and social outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, and reduced morbidity and mortality from alcohol consumption. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

The most frequent alcohol-related hospitalisations in Cork and Kerry are due to “mental and behavioural disorders” and liver disease, according to an alcohol strategy for the region.

Cork is among the counties with the greatest number of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) hospitalisations in the country, with the most recent figures recording 511 cases in 2022.