The average weekly salary will buy 32 fewer pints of Guinness than it would have back in 1997.

A new index has examined how many pints a person could buy using an entire weekly wage.

The stout-to-wage ratio peaked in 2007, with drinkers then able to buy 196 pints of the stuff with the average weekly salary.

Source: Raisin Bank

Inflation has meant people can now get 32 fewer drinks for their money in 2024, where a weekly salary of €922 will now buy 164 pints.

A pint of stout surpassed €3 back in 2002, edged past €4 in 2013 and is now €5 and rising.

The index from Raisin Bank found that it would take another decade for the average weekly pay cheque in Ireland to exceed where it was in 2007.

Source: Raisin Bank

"In fact, in 2024, although the average weekly salary is now more than double what it was in 1997 (€922 vs €427), you’d now get six fewer pints (164 vs 170) with your pay cheque than you would 27 years ago," the researchers found.

The index shows the worst years for Guinness fans are 2014, when 163 pints cost €700, and 2024 with 164 pints are costing €922.

Main image: Three pints of Guinness, 2-3-16. Image: Sergio Azenha / Alamy