Aug 2, 2021 | Alcohol Testing
Following the release of the 2021 Drinkaware Barometer, data reveals that levels of binge drinking in Ireland escalated during the pandemic. The annual Drinkaware Barometer provides an overview of drinking behaviour across Ireland. It aims to prevent and reduce the... 
Jul 27, 2021 | Drug Testing
One in 20 gardaí will undergo random, annual drug testing as part of a new drive against substance abuse within the force. In June, it was announced that a newly formed Anti-Corruption Unit, which comprises 26 gardaí, will focus its efforts on drug use within the... 
Jul 12, 2021 | Drug Testing
New data from the Health Research Board (HRB) has found that cocaine use in Ireland has doubled since 2003, with more men aged between 25 and 34 using the drug than ever before. Findings from the National Drug and Alcohol Survey 2019-20 also show increased use of... 
Jul 5, 2021 | Alcohol Testing
Drinks giant Diageo has announced the imminent release of Guinness 0.0. The new alcohol-free version is the result of a four-year-long project by the experts at St James’ Gate in Dublin, where the stout has been brewed for over 260 years. Alcohol-free Guinness was... 
Jun 28, 2021 | Alcohol Testing
New research by the European Study Group on alcohol use and Covid-19 has found that, while alcohol consumption fell across 19 European countries between April and July last year, consumption levels remained stable in Ireland. The study was based on an online survey of... 
Jun 10, 2021 | Alcohol Testing, Drug Testing
Gardai have issued a warning to those driving under the influence, following an increase in drink and drug driving checkpoints across Ireland. Hildegrade Naughton, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, stressed that as people begin meeting up outdoors and... 
May 24, 2021 | Alcohol Testing
A new Health Research Board report has revealed that in 2019, the average Irish person drank the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka, 113 bottles of wine or 436 pints of beer. These figures make Ireland the country with the ninth-highest rate of alcohol consumption in... 
May 17, 2021 | Drug Testing
A recent report commissioned by Dublin City Council suggests that Ballymun in north Dublin is experiencing a “surge” in crack cocaine use, drug dealing and youth crime. The number of drug offences in the former high-rise area has doubled over the past four years.... 
May 11, 2021 | Alcohol Testing
29th April saw the launch of a new network for alcohol policy researchers in Ireland and the UK. The Alcohol Research Network UK-Ireland (ACORN) is led by Trinity College Dublin’s Professor Joe Barry, and the University of Stirling’s Professor Niamh Fitzgerald. It... 
May 5, 2021 | Alcohol Testing, Drug Testing
The Child and Family Agency Tusla received 6,369 child welfare and protection referrals in November 2020, its highest monthly total in a year. The most recent report by the agency shows a huge 48% monthly increase in the number of cases waiting to be dealt with by...