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Irish adults come third for alcohol intake Renowned
for their love of a pint a new report has shown that Irish adults are
the third-heaviest drinkers in Europe.
According to a report published by Ireland’s Health Service Executive
the average Irish person consumes 10.6 litres of pure alcohol every year,
with beer topping the bill as the most popular drink followed by wine
and then spirits.
The report is based on data from the Central Statistics Office and the
Revenue Commissioners, with Luxembourg and Hungary being the only other
European countries with higher consumption rates.
KILBURN FEAST
The London Wexford Association is holding a Christmas buffet and dance
at the Done Our Bit Club on 128A Maygrove Rd, Kilburn NW6.
The event takes place on Friday December 7 and dancing begins at 8.30pm
until 1am — admission is by tickets only, which are priced at £10
in advance.
For further details contact Michael Sills on 020 8830 4158/ 07986 184
667, Phil Roche on 020 8830 4158, Carmel Ryan on 020 8205 8558 or Siobhán
Talbott on 01753 693 770.
HEART FOUNDATION
The Cambridge branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann is supporting the
British Heart Foundation on Saturday, December 1, with a special night
of entertainment from 8pm until 11.30pm in Coleridge Community College.
There will be a licensed bar and raffle on the night.
Tickets, which are priced at £6 for adults, £3 for children
and £15 for families, are available in advance by calling 01223
363 682 or 01638 552 953.
WEALTHY FARMERS
Wealthy Irish farmers are among those causing the cost of British farmland
to soar to record levels, according to leading estate agents Knight Frank.
A new breed of lifestyle farmers are now colonising farms across the nation,
with about 15 per cent of all British farmland now bought by overseas
buyers.
Wealthy Dutch, Irish, Scandinavians and Russians are leading the pack,
with Irish buyers tending to favour land in the west, while the rest tend
to prefer farms in the south east.
The average value of farmland rose to £4,178 per acre, up from £3,137
the previous year and farmland prices rose by nearly 10 per cent in the
three months to September. |
