Life insurance and pension company Irish Life have revealed 75 humorous and insightful facts about the Irish people. They commissioned the research to celebrate 75 years in business in Ireland.
There are some interesting revelations here:
- More than one in five Irish people (21%) have packed sausages in their luggage when going on holidays
- 94% of Irish people have thanked the bus driver
- Just 5% had their first kiss in the Gaeltacht
- 40% of Irish people look at someone’s social media before they go on a date
- 34% hide peoples news feeds when they post too many pictures of their pets/babies
- 24% of Irish people have tried online dating
- Just one in five Irish people are friends with their Mammy on Facebook
- Over half (54%) make tea if there’s a crisis
- 80% of Irish people have eaten a crisp sandwich
- Over half (55%) can pull a pint
- Over one in ten (13%) Irish people have an embarrassing middle name
- Over half (54%) of Irish parents think the kids in their family are smarter than the average children
- 29% of Irish people have been to Copper Faced Jacks (AKA Coppers) in Dublin
- 40% of Irish people have a tin whistle in the house
- Just 39% of Irish people say they have had ‘the fear’
- Almost one in five (18%) Irish people feel like they know Anne Doyle
- 40% of Irish people have clapped when a plane has landed
- 73% of Irish people have asked a taxi driver ‘is it busy tonight’
- More than one in four (26%) Irish people still have their first teddy bear
- One in five Irish people (20%) will never wear the colour of their school uniform again
