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19th Dec 2014

Tonight is officially the biggest drinking night of the year in Ireland

Mind your liver lads.

Joe Harrington

Mind your liver lads.

It’s the Friday before Christmas which means two things; Irish men all over the country are panicking because they haven’t started shopping yet and a lot of alcohol is about to be guzzled down.

Tonight is officially the biggest drinking night of the year as the consumption of alcohol will rise 114% compared the average Friday night in Ireland.

Irish people drank an average of 10 litres of pure alcohol last year with beer the most popular beverage of choice, while as a nation we drank 38 million litres.

Alcohol Action Ireland says 75% of all alcohol drank in Ireland last was done during binge drinking sessions.

Experts are advising people who are planning a big one over Christmas to take it easy in January, sound advice.

Responsible drinking is importants lads, check out more details on drinkaware.

Hat-tip to Newstalk.

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