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Three-quarters of GAA intercounty players, who were regular drinkers, showed signs of “adverse alcohol use.”  

Many intercounty stars have binge drank

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08.04 28 Oct 2021


Three-quarters of GAA intercounty players, who were regular drinkers, showed signs of “adverse alcohol use.”  


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08.04 28 Oct 2021


Three-quarters of GAA intercounty players, who were regular drinkers, showed signs of “adverse alcohol use.”   That’s according to a new study which also found two-thirds had experienced alcohol-related harm within the previous 12 months. Dr Kieran Murray – Rheumatologist, shortly to be starting as consultant in University Hospital Limerick and lead author of the study told us more about the findings of the report.

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