We're getting closer to that new year's countdown - and that resolution that haunts us each year.

But do people even take resolutions still? Yes, according to a new survey.

The Ipsos MRBI study shows that Irish people continue to make resolutions and are not so bad at keeping them.

When asked if they planned to make a resolution for 2015, 49% of people surveyed claimed they would make one.

It also found that weight loss and being healthier was the number one resolution in 2014, with 28% of those who made a resolution vowing to shed the pounds.

A further 21% wanted to get fit, 18% looked to give up smoking, 7% wanted to be better with money and 4% vowed to further their career.

The survey also showed that Irish willpower may be stronger than we think.

Of the 39% who made a resolution last year, 58% kept their resolution - with 60% who vowed to lose weight and be healthier claiming to have kept their promise, and 62% learned to get better with money.

But it goes downhill from there: 66% failed to give up smoking and 61% failed to drink less alcohol.

Just 48 hours to go until it starts all over again.