On-the-spot fines should be considered in a bid to reduce public drunkenness, according to an Garda report.
In addition, the consumption of alcohol in public places should be banned and fines imposed on those that break them.
The recommendations, from a Garda advisory group, are aimed at reducing alcohol-related violence and public disorder offences by 12-to 25-year-olds.
More than 6,000 public order offences have been detected in Ireland each month since last October.
The report recognised the "strength of the drinking culture within our society" and said a "don't drink" message would be unlikely to prove effective.
The number of 16-year-olds who regularly use alcohol has risen by 7 per cent to 39 per cent over five years, with half experimenting with the drug before the age of 12 years of age.
The Department of Health puts the cost to Irish economy at £1.7 billion.
The report concluded: "It would appear that the strongest reason given as to why young people drink is the acceptance, if not the expectation, that this is the cultural norm."
Another recommendation was the scrapping of the £5 fee for proof-of-age cards, while a mandatory national identity card scheme could also have positive benefits.
The group said there was a need for alcohol-free entertainment for young people and for a more focused deployment of police resources at known "hotspots".
A new licensed vintners' charter should be drawn up preventing the sale of alcohol to those already intoxicated, recommending the use of plastic glasses in certain circumstances and stopping the use of promotions to encourage "binge drinking".
In addition, improved late-night transport, such as that recently introduced in Dublin, would reduce the numbers of drunken people congregating in city centres.
The advisory group, comprised of police officers, youth workers and representatives from the drinks' industry, among others, was set up last year by Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne.
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