A harmful drinking culture exists among intercounty GAA players, a new study has found, citing widespread excessive alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harms, and binge drinking.
The research paper published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science today analysed the comments of 111 elite GAA players in response to a survey on alcohol use and culture at intercounty level.
Drinking bans and the practice of binge drinking following long periods of abstinence were recurring themes in the feedback, with one player describing this as a culture of “full duck or no dinner”.
