[Default_User]

I noticed tonight on the side of a lager can, where it tells you the 'health info', that it has 1.8 units of alcohol in the UK.
However, under that, it says 1.4 units in ROI (Ireland).

So that means that if you live in Ireland, you can drink more before you get tut-tutted at by the health officials.

So, basically, the 'alcohol unit' is a moveable feast, depending on where you are drinking it.

[pearlsandplums]

A measure is also larger in Ireland (35ml as opposed to 25ml). We arent friendly and full of fun for nothing

[platelet]

unit converter:

http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/scol/ccalcoh1.htm

shows 1 unit in Ireland (10 grams per unit) = 1.27 UK (7.9 grams per unit)

but 1 unit in Ireland (10 grams per unit) only equates to 0.506 of a Japanese unit (19.75 grams)

[LostFool]

I thought there were only two alcohol units in Ireland: "a pint" and "a large one".