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# teenage drinking

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# Alcohol
Irish teenagers are drinking less often than almost all their European peers
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
# teenage drinking
10 memories every Irish person will have of the teenage sesh
‘Have you got a free gaf?’
# teenage drinking
Around one in every six Irish 15-year-olds have "exprienced drunkeness" at least twice
A report by the OECD found that 16% of Irish teens admitted to being drunk on two occasions.
# bush lushing
13 life lessons we all learned from drinking in fields
Set us up for life, it did.
Voices
Column: 7 things to know about teenage drinking (and how to deal with it)
Are your teens heading to a New Year’s Eve party? Sheila O’Malley has some tips on how to navigate the issue of teenage drinking.
# teenage drinking
Irish teens drinking less often than European counterparts
However, when they do drink, they drink more.
# Your Say
Poll: Is it irresponsible to let under-18s drink at home?
Junior Minister Roisin Shortall thinks parents who do so might mean well – but could be doing harm. What do you think?