69% of all adults think that St. Patrick’s Day feeds
into the stereotypes of drinking.
· 42% of
adults think far too much alcohol is consumed on St. Patrick’s Day and 30%
think a lot of alcohol is consumed.
·
49% of adults think the St.
Patrick’s Day parades abroad are better than the parades here in Ireland.
·
Over half (53%) of respondents think St. Patrick’s Day is too
commercialised these days.
·
45% of adults will celebrate the holiday at home with family/ friends,
25% will go to the parade, and 23% will go for drinks. 18% of respondents will
not celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
·
The majority (82%) of adults are proud that St. Patrick’s Day is
celebrated around the world and 66% think the holiday portrays Ireland in a
positive way.
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About iReach Insights
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provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and
Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members
in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were
included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run
between the 17th - 24th of February and has a 3%
Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.
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