The OECD, one of the largest and most influential think-tanks in the world, has apologised for a tweet about St Patrick’s Day which contained statistics on alcohol abuse.
The tweet, which was sent out at 2.46pm today from the main OECD Twitter account and deleted shortly afterwards, read:
Happy #StPatricksDay, with #stats from the OECD on #alcohol use and abuse #justsayin
The accompanying chart ranked Ireland as joint fifth in the world for alcohol consumption among adults per year, behind Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia and France.
The tweet was widely criticised on social media for linking St Patrick’s Day solely with alcohol abuse. It was deleted within approximately one hour of being sent.
Source: Christine Bohan, The Journal, 17/03/16
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