Cover story

• Launch of the first data report from the National DRIVE Project  p. 1 

Policy and legislation

• Women and Ireland’s alcohol and drug strategies, 1996-2025 p.5
• Registered tobacco and vaping lobbying activity in Ireland p.9
• Examining tobacco control enforcement in Ireland 2014–2023 p.13 

Recent research

• Corporate power in Ireland – food and drink p.16
• Geographical characteristics and other factors associated with alcohol-related fatal fires in Ireland 2014–2021 p.18
• Deaths among people who were homeless at time of death in Ireland, 2022 p.20
• Enhancing naloxone provision in patients with mental illness and opioid use disorder p.25 

Prevalence and current situation

• Information sources to inform the Irish drug early warning system: findings from a Nominal Group Technique workshop p.26
• Understanding per capita alcohol use versus low-risk drinking guidelines p.30
• Semi-synthetic cannabinoids remain a concern in Ireland p.34
• Ana Liffey annual report, 2024 p.35
• Merchants Quay Ireland annual review, 2024 p.36
• Prison visiting committees annual reports, 2024 p.39
• Launch of Clondalkin’s Prevention Lab p.41
• 2025 drug treatment demand p.42
• Digital marketing of health-harming products to children in Ireland – a focus on alcohol marketing p.48 

Recent publications   p.51