Irish people are the third biggest chocolate consumers in the world

There's no denying it - we're a sweet-toothed nation.

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New figures have revealed that Irish people are the third biggest chocolate eaters in the world.

The average person here ate 17 pounds (7.7kg) of chocolate this year - that's almost 151 Mars bars!

According to analysts Euromonitor International, Switzerland topped the poll followed by Austria, with Ireland in third place.

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Chocolate consumption in Ireland has risen for the third year running.