Ahead of a significant weekend for women in Ireland, Drinkaware, the national, independent charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is sharing insights from its latest research into women’s drinking patterns, motivations, and behaviours. Thanks to the Drinkaware Barometer…
Category: Research
Drinking behaviour and attitudes among adults in Ireland – key trends and patterns
We were thrilled to host our 11th Research Briefing event on 15th November 2023 at which John O’Mahony, IPSOS B&A gave the keynote presentation focusing on key findings from our latest Barometer survey. The Drinkaware Barometer is a national population-based…
Barometer 2023 Key Findings
Research reveals that 59% of adults consume alcohol at least once a week, but growing numbers are making positive changes to their drinking habits but growing numbers are making positive changes to their drinking habits The annual Drinkaware Barometer* provides an overview…
The process of planning for the Drinkaware Barometer 2023
We were excited to commence the ‘planning phase’ for our 2023 Barometer in May. The Drinkaware Barometer is a national population-based survey of 1,000 adults aged 18+ conducted by Behaviour and Attitudes on annual basis and includes a series of…
Our New Tool – Why We Have it & How it Works
This week we have launched our new Standard Drinks Calculator. The use of the calculator is for people to quickly calculate what a standard drink is based on the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) percentage and millilitres of alcohol they are…
Cancelled: Drinkaware Autumn 2022 Research Briefing
Unfortunately, the Drinkaware Autumn research briefing has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Please keep an eye on Drinkaware.ie for updates on future events. If you have any questions regarding the briefing or our research email programmes@drinkaware.ie
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Employment, Housing & Education
The final blog in this series will discuss some of the areas of research that are causing increased levels of low mental wellbeing, stress and tension in the household. These themes are outlined in the 10th and latest Report in…
Drinkaware Annual Barometer 2022: Binge drinking is on the rise, but…
Ireland’s drinking culture is changing for the better The Drinkaware Annual Barometer 2022, provides an overview of adults’ drinking behaviour in Ireland. The first round of its 2022 findings, as reported by the independent national charity working to prevent and…
18-24-year olds’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: Young Adults; Mental and Physical Wellbeing
In a previous blog, we discussed the motivations of why Young Adults drink within the context of Covid-19 and how prevalent alcohol use and misuse was during that time. The objective of this blog is to try and understand how…