More than half of Irish people drinking alcohol 'to cope' amid worrying rise in binge drinking

A damning new study has showed that over half of Irish adults are turning to alcohol to cope with life.

51% of people who were asked by Drinkaware, the national independent charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, about their habits.

For the third year in a row, over half of Irish adults’ say they drink alcohol on “at least a weekly basis”