Oct 19, 2020 | Drug Testing
Can you test hair for drugs? How accurate is hair testing? Will the results stand up in court? We answer these questions in our latest expert guide… Can you test hair for drugs? Testing hair for drug usage is entirely possible and regularly undertaken on behalf... 
Sep 21, 2020 | Drug Testing
Experts believe that Ireland is likely to enter a severe economic recession following the disruption of COVID-19. To boot, international research has shown that drug use and drug dealing typically increases during a recession – it happens differently from country to... 
Sep 7, 2020 | DNA Testing
What types of prenatal paternity testing are available? Which test is the safest? Can I order a test? Read on to find out more… What types of prenatal paternity testing are available? There are three types of prenatal paternity testing a pregnant woman can... 
Aug 31, 2020 | DNA Testing
A non-invasive prenatal paternity test during pregnancy can set your mind at rest where there are uncertainties about the biological father of your unborn child. Furthermore, it is a test that can be carried out whilst you are pregnant, so you don’t have wait until... 
Aug 24, 2020 | Drug Testing
Figures released by the Gardai have shown that 1,216 drug driving arrests were made in the first six months of 2020, compared to 591 in the first half of the previous year. Samples collected at the time of each arrest revealed that cannabis was the most prevalent drug... 
Aug 17, 2020 | DNA Testing
Can you do your own paternity test? Read our latest expert guide to find out… Can you do your own paternity test? If you have questions about the true identity of a child’s father, and you’re wondering whether you can carry out your own paternity test, then... 
Aug 10, 2020 | Alcohol Testing
When it comes to alcohol consumption, a large proportion of the Irish public may be in denial about the amount they drink. A study from the Health Research Board (HRB) found that found many are failing to recognise the potentially harmful effect their drinking habits... 
Jul 27, 2020 | Drug Testing
Dublin has outperformed even best-case scenarios for COVID-19 mortality among homeless and drug using populations, according to a report released from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Ana Liffey Drug Project. The report called Saving Lives in the time of... 
Jul 21, 2020 | Drug Testing
According to recent statistics from Ireland’s Health Services (HSE), there were 10,664 people treated for so-called problematic drug use in 2019, up 18% from 2013. Although opioids continue to hold the top spot, cocaine has overtaken cannabis as the second most common... 
Jul 13, 2020 | DNA Testing
After 50 years, foundlings, abandoned on either side of the Irish border have been reunited. In 1962, David McBride was found in a tartan bag on the outskirts of Belfast city on a cold January morning. Then in 1968 Helen Ward was also found in a tartan bag, on the...