{"id":625582,"date":"2026-08-07T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/625582\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:41:23","slug":"have-you-found-yourself-drinking-at-home-more-often-than-in-the-pub-we-want-to-hear-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/625582\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you found yourself drinking at home more often than in the pub? We want to hear from you"},"content":{"rendered":"

PEOPLE ARE DRINKING less in Ireland on average, but many of those who are drinking are more likely to do so at home.<\/p>\n

A report<\/a> by economist Anthony Foley on behalf of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) last month found that alcohol consumption has fallen by more than a third since it peaked in 2001.<\/p>\n

When you take into account the rising price of a pint (the national average cost was \u20ac6.32 in May) and continued pub closures<\/a>, it\u2019s no wonder that the rate of people drinking at home has increased.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Recent research by Drinkaware<\/a>\u00a0found that 55% of Irish drinkers\u00a0said they are more likely to drink at home than in public social settings.<\/p>\n

Almost one in three (31%) of drinkers said they consume alcohol on a weekly basis at home, more than double the rate (15%) of acknowledged home drinking in 2018.<\/p>\n

Nearly a quarter (24%) of drinkers said they engage in binge drinking, up from 20% in 2020. Experts told the Irish Independent<\/a> that the rise in at-home drinking could lead to a rise in problem alcohol use in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With this in mind, we thought we would ask our readers who drink alcohol about your own experiences:\n<\/p>\n