The Health Service Executive (HSE), on 21st April, published a detailed review entitled ‘Alcohol Related Harm in Ireland.’

The report provides an overview of recent studies into alcohol consumption, assesses the most up to date research into their effects and offers recommendations on how best to reduce the unhealthiest consequences.

Following four years of static alcohol consumption, in 2007 there was a slight rise of 2.7% per capita in individual alcohol consumption.