Here are the facts about Alcohol in Ireland.

Alcohol and crime
Alcohol-related offences increased by 30% between 2003 and 2007, from 50,948 to 66,406. Click here for more.

Alcohol and driving
Drink driving offences increased by 74% between 2003 and 2007, from 11,421 to 19,864, find out more click here.

Alcohol, children and young people
More Irish girls than boys report binge-drinking in the last month according to the latest European poll. Click here for more.

Children impacted by problem drinking parents
Did you know between 61,000 and 104,000 children aged under 15 in Ireland are estimated to be living with parents who misuse alcohol. Find out more click here.

Health and alcohol
Hospital discharges for alcohol-related liver disease increased by 147% between 1995 and 2004, click here.

Alcohol, suicide and mental health
One Irish study of people from three counties who died as a result of suicide, found that more than half had alcohol in their blood, find out more click here.

How much do we drink?
Over half of all Irish drinkers have a harmful pattern of drinking, that’s 4 in 10 women and 7 in 10 men who drink. A higher proportion of Irish women drink compared with women in other European countries. Click for more.

Overview of alcohol-related harm facts and statistics
For a complete overview of the facts and statistics behind alcohol-related harm in Ireland click here.