10 Of The Greatest Irish Drinking Games

Right, so St. Patrick got rid of all the snakes in Ireland now let's all get drunk!

Here is an authentic collection of some of the best Irish drinking games guaranteed to liven up your shameless shamrock celebrations.

The Belfast and The Furious – After drinking heavily, challenge someone to a one block “drag race” in the street. But instead of using a car, you race on foot. If you’re a man, you must borrow a pair of high heels. Action-packed!

Fisty Kisses – Up to five people can play and the rules are quite simple. Everyone applies a heavy coat of lipstick (men included) and drinks from a communal pitcher in a clockwise fashion. The person to finish the pitcher pretends to be angry and yells, “Hey! There’s lipstick on my glass! Who did this?! The first person to laugh gets a slap in the face.

Pot O’ Gold – This game is best played at home with several friends. At the beginning of the night, one of the house toilets is designated as a “Number One Only/Non Flush” toilet. Consume drinks as normal, celebrate and urinate frequently. At the stroke of midnight, the partygoers meet at an agreed upon location to vote on the most annoying person of the night. That person’s keys are thrown into the toilet. Hilarious!

Fobber Me Shupshaw! – It's a marathon not a sprint! Two players sit at a bar and take turns having drinks. Once both have downed four apiece, they begin arguing about sports and politics. The arguments continue, growing more heated as the empty bottles pile up. By the tenth round, each is listening closely to the drunken babbling of the other because as soon as one utters the phrase, “Fobber Me Shupshaw,” he or she is forced to pick up the tab for the evening. In the event of a Vomit Forfeit or Blackout Foul, a tie is declared. Exciting!

Paddys Day Trivia - Distribute the quiz to your guests, if there are a lot then make some teams. Have a quiz-master read out the questions and ask the guests to yell out their answers. Each time a person calls out an answer and gets it wrong they must take a drink.

Happy St. Patrick’s day! Enjoy the drinking games but please drink responsibly!