Giving up the cigarettes could save you thousands of euro next year, while a dry January could save you hundreds, new figures have suggested. The Central Statistics Office has taken a look at the potential savings to be made from typical new year's resolutions. For someone who smokes a packet of cigarettes a day, kicking this habit for the new year would save them €575.36 in January alone. And for those looking to do a dry January, people who drink on average four pints of lager or stout a week in the pub would save €95. It said that its figures were derived from the most recent Consumer Price Index for November 2025.

Source: Irish Examiner December 30, 2025 14:59 UTC