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... 
Jul 6, 2020 | Alcohol Testing
Alcohol sales have gone through the roof in grocery stores across Ireland, according to a new report from media intelligence business Kantar. The study, undertaken over 4 weeks up to 17th May, indicates that take-home grocery sales have grown at their fastest rate in... 
Jun 29, 2020 | Drug Testing
Nearly four times as many drugs were seized at Ireland’s mail centres last year compared to 2018. Another €1.4 million worth of substances were recovered in the first 4 months of this year, according to figures released to Newstalk under the Freedom of... 
Jun 23, 2020 | Alcohol Testing, Drug Testing
More than 1000 children were treated in hospital for drug and alcohol-related illnesses last year. The new freedom of information figures show that over 63% of the children were girls. A total of 762 were aged between 10 and 17 years old and 264 children were aged... 
Jun 15, 2020 | DNA Testing
With AlphaBiolabs it is possible to do a secret DNA test. We have put three steps in place to ensure this. 1. Secret DNA sampling Our Peace of Mind home DNA tests can be ordered direct from our website and sent to any address in Ireland. Full instructions are included... 
Jun 8, 2020 | DNA Testing
AlphaBiolabs’ prenatal DNA test can accurately determine the paternity of a baby before it is born. An accurate gender test can also be requested at the same time. The test is non-invasive, which means there is no risk of miscarriage and it is totally safe to the... 
May 25, 2020 | DNA Testing
A DNA test can prove half siblings. In fact, DNA testing is the most scientific and accurate way to prove that two or more individuals are biologically related. Full siblings are brothers and/or sisters that have the same biological parents. Half-siblings share only...