Ireland ranks 3rd globally for pubs per capita, with 7,486 licenses issued/renewed, despite a 10-year decline, and ranks 8th in alcohol spending.

Ireland ranks third globally for the number of pubs per capita, with 7,486 pub licenses issued or renewed in the past year, despite a 10-year decline in the number of pubs. Three in four Irish people live within walking distance of a premises selling alcohol, with an increase in off-licenses offsetting the decrease in pubs. The Health Research Board's report also reveals that Ireland ranks eighth in the world for the proportion of household income spent on alcohol.