Irish drinkers consumed an average of 11 litres of pure alcohol in 2014.

That's the equivalent of 29 litres of vodka, 116 bottles of wine or 445 pints of beer.

A new report from the Health Research Bord says its not just what irish people drink but how we drink that causes the most harm.

Dr Deirdre Mongan from the HRB says three deaths every day are directly attributed to alcohol misuse.  10% of the health budget or €1.5 billion is spent on treating drinking related illnesses every year.

Dr Monaghan says our drinking culture is costing the public health system a fortune