New Study Shows Binge Drinking Is Continuing In The Home

More than 50 percent of teenagers who first had alcohol at 13 say they got it from their parents, or took it from home - according to a new study.

The latest study by the Health Research Board has found people drank more wine and less beer last year -- with a 44% increase in off-licence sales during the pandemic. The report's authors say binge drinking is continuing at home. Dr Deirdre Mongan, research officer with the Health Research Board, says setting a minimum price of a euro per measure of spirits will reduce harmful drinking.