“When you’re drinking at weekends you only have five days in the week to get everything done. I was your typical middle-lane, grey area, Irish female drinker; Friday night, Saturday night. Niall Parfitt (48) from Down has done dry January several times, though he’s not sure he will this year. Typically, he returns to drinking alcohol again after the period is over. “It started as dry January and it ended up being a dry year.

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2026 21:01 UTC