This report provides an overview of results from the third wave of the Healthy Ireland Survey, an annual interviewer administered face-to-face survey commissioned by the Department of Health.

The third wave consists of 7,487 interviews conducted with a representative sample of the population aged 15 and older living in Ireland

Alcohol

• Three-quarters have drunk alcohol in the past year, with over half (54%) of drinkers drinking at least once a week
• 39% of drinkers indicate that they drink six or more standard drinks (binge drinking) on a typical drinking occasion
• 19% of drinkers indicate that during the past 12 months they have had feelings of guilt or remorse after drinking
• 10% of drinkers have failed to do what was normally expected from them in the past 12 months because of drinking