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# teenage drinking

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Irish teenagers are drinking less often than almost all their European peers
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
10 memories every Irish person will have of the teenage sesh
‘Have you got a free gaf?’
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.
13 life lessons we all learned from drinking in fields
Set us up for life, it did.
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.
Irish teens drinking less often than European counterparts
However, when they do drink, they drink more.
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?