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News added in last 30 days
News added in last 30 days
Thursday 22nd Oct
[News]
[RTE News] , McMorrow, Conor
'It starts fun': Four women on cocaine's impact on their lives.
(22 Oct 2026)
Saturday 17th Oct
[News]
[thejournal.ie]
'It's become more violent': Deaths of Waterford family show need for crackdown on drug intimidation.
(17 Oct 2026)
Wednesday 14th Oct
[News]
[Cannabidiol.ie] , Cusack, Brian
Five years into Ireland's cannabis caution, about 3 in 4 people caught still don't get one. And fewer cautions are issued each year.
(14 Oct 2026)
Tuesday 13rd Oct
[News]
[Department of Health]
Ministers for Health publish new National Drugs Strategy 2026–2030.
(13 Oct 2026)
[News]
[Irish Times] , Bowers, Shauna
Ban on public sale of nitrous oxide being considered over damage to young people’s health.
(13 Oct 2026)
Friday 9th Oct
[News]
[Irish Examiner] , O'Reilly, Alison
HSE warns about unpredictable effects of 'sophisticated-looking party drug' spreading around Irish cities.
(09 Oct 2026)
[News]
[Department of Health]
Minister Murnane O’Connor announces Budget 2027 investment in national drugs strategy, public health and community services.
(09 Oct 2026)
[News]
[Cannabiodoil.ie] , Cusack, Brian
Ireland's forensic lab fell 3,415 drug cases behind in 2024. We can't find a published backlog figure since 2023.
(09 Oct 2026)
[News]
[Cannabidiol.ie] , Cusack, Brian
Ireland quietly cut the value of a kilo of herbal cannabis by 30% in August. Here is when it happened, and what seizure headlines mean now.
(09 Oct 2026)
Tuesday 6th Oct
[News]
[Department of Finance]
Budget 2027.
(06 Oct 2026)
[News]
[Alcohol Action Ireland]
Press release: Excise duties freeze and misguided pub scheme yet more proof that government has absorbed industry spin around alcohol.
(06 Oct 2026)
Monday 5th Oct
[News]
[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor
‘It is traumatic for the parents’: How Irish drug gangs are using teenagers’ addresses in operations.
(05 Oct 2026)
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