Dire drinking: we are Europe’s worst binge boozers

THE Irish are Europe’s biggest binge drinkers and even increasing the price of alcohol by 25% would not make them drink less, claims an EU-wide survey.

When it comes to drink driving, none of those questioned knew the blood-alcohol limit, making them the most uninformed in Europe along with the British and the Maltese.

Questioned face-to-face in their homes, over 40% of the Irish said they drank just once a week, but most of them admitted they have at least three drinks during a session while one-third said they have five or more.