Nearly a third of us make up stories about our weekends to impress colleagues on a Monday morning.

New research from Jury's Inn also shows 45 per cent of Irish people admit to lying or exaggerating about their weekend plans.

The main reason for doing it was to "not seem boring" while a quarter say it's "just for the laugh"

According to the findings, the most popular weekend activity is "scrolling through social media" with 33 per cent using the days off to catch up on sleep.