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A total of 76 newborn babies with drug addiction withdrawal symptoms were recorded last year in Ireland. Half of these discharges were from Dublin hospitals. more There are currently three drug liaison midwives within the Dublin area, attached to each of the maternity hospitals. They support pregnant women who have drug-related problems and work with […]
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Drug mules warned after latest death
A coroner has warned drug mules that they are playing Russian roulette after a Brazilian man suffered a painful death when one of the cocaine pellets he had ingested burst on a flight from Lisbon to Dublin. The 24-year-old was reported to be carrying 1 kg of cocaine within 113 pellets, which had a street […]
DNA exploited to increase dairy yield
Ireland’s beef and dairy cattle industries have achieved impressive rates of genetic gain over the past 20 years thanks to a system that rewards producers financially for recording animal data on a national database. The National Cattle Breeding Centre (NCBC) was established in 2005 and is now Ireland’s largest cattle breeding organisation. Indeed, how DNA […]
One town refuses to sell alcohol on Good Friday
Easter is a big weekend for tourism and the Pub trade is looking forward to reaping the benefits now that the ban on the sale of alcohol on Good Friday has been lifted. However, one town in County Cork is boycotting the new ruling. “We have only 2 days off each year – Christmas Day […]
Early Irish settlers had dark skin
DNA tests performed last week on the oldest complete skeleton discovered in Britain indicated that he had black skin and blue eyes. Named the Cheddar Man, the remains were unearthed 115 years ago in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge, within the county of Somerset in South West England. As such, the finding suggests that the […]