Tuesday 14 March 2017

St. Patrick's Day ☘️

️ The countdown till St. Patrick’s Day is on, with only a few days to go! ☘️ 

57% of people in Ireland describe the level of alcohol consumed as far too much on St. Patrick’s Day.
44% of adults in Ireland won’t wear anything special on St. Patrick’s Day!
51% of those who will drink alcohol this Friday will drink beer and 15% will have a Guinness.
68% of people in Ireland believe that people only have parties, fancy dresses and pints on their mind and forget about the religious aspect of St. Patrick’s Day!

The weather should stay dry for the week, ideal for our national holiday this Friday – St. Patrick’s Day! In a recent survey conducted by iReach Insights, 1,000 adults were asked all about St. Patrick’s Day and their plans for the national holiday. 54% people in Ireland are a fan of our national holiday St Patricks Day. When asked “How will you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year?”, 36% of adults will spend time at home with their family and friends, 34% will go to the parade, 24% won’t do anything special [30% male, 18% female], 18% will go out for drinks and 14% of adults in Ireland will watch the parade on TV.

44% of people in Ireland won’t wear anything special for Paddy’s Day, one in three (30%) will be wearing one green item of clothing for Paddy’s Day [Male: 22%, Female: 38%], 16% will wear fresh shamrock, 12% of adults in Ireland will be wearing several green items of clothing and you’ll see 3% of adults in Ireland wearing all green clothing


47% of people in Ireland will drink alcohol and 53% won’t. Half (51%) of those who will drink alcohol on St. Patrick’s Day will drink beer [69% male, 30% female], wine 35%, spirits (23%) [16% male, 32% female], cider (14%) and 15% of those who will drink alcohol on this Friday will drink Guinness [Male: 22%, Female: 6%].


5% of people in Ireland believe that people think about the religious association on St. Patrick’s Day, 68% think that people only have parties, fancy dresses and pints on their mind, 14% answered with “both” and 13% of adults in Ireland do not know if people think about the religious aspect of St. Patrick’s Day. 

When asked “How would you describe the level of alcohol consumption on St. Patrick’s Day?”, more than the half (57%) of people in Ireland answered with “far too much consumed” [Male: 50%, Female: 63%], 32% think a lot is consumed, 6% answered with “a reasonable amount is consumed” and 5% of adults in Ireland think that not that much is consumed on St. Patrick’s Day.

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