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Guiney, Ciara (2024) An Garda Síochána annual report, 2022. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 87, Winter 2024 , pp. 37-45.

Coney, Leigh and Peacock, Amy and Malm, Aili and Munksgaard, Rasmus and Aldridge, Judith and Ferris, Jason A and Maier, Larissa J and Winstock, Adam R and Barratt, Monica J (2023) The relationship between cryptomarket drug purchase, social networks and adverse drug events: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Drug Policy , 123 .

Holland, Adam and Copeland, Caroline (2023) Responding to nitazenes in the UK drugs market. Transform blog .

Eastwood, Niamh and Schlossenberg, Shayla S (2023) The illegal drugs market is changing-is the UK prepared? BMJ , 383 , p. 2421.

Naughton, Catherine M and Redmond, Sean and O'Meara Daly, Eoin (2023) The Greentown project: building evidence to inform intervention design for juveniles caught-up in local criminal networks. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology , 67 , (1) , pp. 17-33.

Friss Sogaard, Thomas and Højlund Bræmer, Marie (2023) Law-abiding criminals: young adults’ drift into and out of recreational drug sales. Nordic Journal of Criminology , 24 , (1) , pp. 1-17.

Windle, James (2023) Five areas which make the Irish organized crime milieu distinctive. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice , 39 , (1) , pp. 133-152.

Guiney, Ciara (2022) An Garda Síochána annual report, 2020. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 82, Summer 2022 , pp. 21-25.

HSE drugs.ie. (2022) HSE and national voluntary drug and alcohol sector emerging drug trend monitoring pilot project. Cannabinoid market survey, quarter 1 2022. drugs.ie Feature .

Pascoe, Michael J and Radley, Sarah and Simmons, HTD and Measham, Fiona (2022) The Cathinone Hydra: increased cathinone and caffeine adulteration in the English MDMA market after Brexit and COVID-19 lockdowns. Drug Science, Policy and Law , 8 .

McCarron, Peter and Smyth, Bobby P and Carroll, G and Glynn, Michael and Barry, Joseph and Whiston, L and Keenan, Eamon and Darker, Catherine D and Truszkowska, Edyta (2022) Patterns of new psychoactive substance use among opioid-dependent patients attending for opioid substitution treatment. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems , 24 , (1) , pp. 21-29.

Galvin, Brian (2022) National Drugs Forum 2021 – Foresight: preparing for uncertainty in drug use, markets, and responses. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 80, Winter 2022 , pp. 3-5.

Millar, Sean (2022) A plan to tackle the underlying causes of addiction and open drug dealing in Ballymun, Dublin. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 80, Winter 2022 , pp. 25-26.

Maghsoudi, Nazlee and Tanguay, Justine and Scarfone, Kristy and Rammohan, Indhu and Ziegler, Carolyn and Werb, Dan and Scheim, Ayden I (2022) Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review. Addiction , 117 , (3) , pp. 532-544.

Skliamis, Kostas and Korf, Dirk J (2022) How cannabis users obtain and purchase cannabis: a comparison of cannabis users from European countries with different cannabis policies. Substance Use & Misuse , 57 , (7) , pp. 1043-1051.

Whitfield, Mark and Germain, Jennifer and Hillis, Alice and Halsall, Devina and McVeigh, James and Abbasi, Yasir and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2021) Internet sourcing and UK end consumer trend interest in the controlled medicines (opioids, sedatives and GABA drugs) in pre and post COVID-19 timeframes. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health , 1 , (100027) .

White, Darren (2021) The reasons for the emergence of a drug market in rural Ireland in the period from 2009-2019. A case study of a small town in west cork. The Dublin University Journal of Criminology , 1 , pp. 77-95.

Guiney, Ciara (2021) EU drug markets: impact of Covid-19. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 76, Winter 2021 , pp. 17-18.

Ali, Farihah and Russell, Cayley and Nafeh, Frishta and Rehm, Jürgen and LeBlanch, Sean and Elton-Marshall, Tara (2021) Changes in substance supply and use characteristics among people who use drugs (PWUD) during the COVID-19 global pandemic: a national qualitative assessment in Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy , 93 , p. 103237.

Betsos, Alex and Valleriani, Jenna and Boyd, Jade and Bardwell, Geoff and Kerr, Thomas and McNeil, Ryan (2020) "I couldn't live with killing one of my friends or anybody": A rapid ethnographic study of drug sellers' use of drug checking. International Journal of Drug Policy , 87 .

Guiney, Ciara (2020) An Garda Síochána annual report, 2018. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 75, Autumn 2020 , pp. 24-27.

Munksgaard, Rasmus and Martin, James (2020) How and why vendors sell on cryptomarkets. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice , (608) , 12 p..

HSE National Social Inclusion Office. (2020) The changing nature of the benzodiazepine market.: new combinations emerging in Ireland. drugs.ie Feature , 6 p..

Millar, Sean (2020) Street tablet use in Ireland – results from a Trendspotter study on use, markets, and harms. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 74, Summer 2020 , pp. 1-4.

Rosenblum, Daniel and Unick, Jay and Ciccarone, Daniel (2020) The rapidly changing US Illicit drug market and the potential for an improved early warning system: evidence from Ohio drug crime labs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 208 .

Alam, Ryan M and Keating, John J (2020) Adding more "spice" to the pot: a review of the chemistry and pharmacology of newly emerging heterocyclic synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists. Drug Testing and Analysis , 12 , (3) , pp. 297-315.

Guiney, Ciara (2020) EU drug markets report, 2019. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 72, Winter 2020 , pp. 18-20.

Duxbury, Scott and Haynie, Dana L (2020) The responsiveness of criminal networks to intentional attacks: disrupting darknet drug trade. PLoS ONE , 15 , (9) , e0238019.

Dillon, Lucy (2019) The drug economy and youth interventions. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 70, Summer 2019 , pp. 12-14.

Freeman, Tom P and Groshkova, Teodora and Cunningham, Andrew and Sedefov, Roumen and Griffiths, Paul and Lynskey, Michael T (2019) Increasing potency and price of cannabis in Europe, 2006‐2016. Addiction , 114 , (6) .

Dillon, Lucy (2019) Government announces new Health Diversion Approach to drug possession for personal use. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 71, Autumn 2019 , pp. 1-5.

Jeal, Nicola and Patel, Rita and Redmond, Niamh M and Kesten, Joanna M and Ramsden, Sophie and Macleod, John and Coast, Joanna and Telfer, Maggie and Wilcox, David and Nowland, Gill and Horwood, Jeremy (2018) Drug use in street sex workers (DUSSK) study protocol: a feasibility and acceptability study of a complex intervention to reduce illicit drug use in drug-dependent female street sex workers. BMJ Open , 8 , (11) , e022728.

Guiney, Ciara (2018) How illegal drugs sustain organised crime in the EU. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 66, Summer 2018 , pp. 19-20.

Guiney, Ciara (2018) Drug-related cybercrime. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 66, Summer 2018 , pp. 24-25.

Guiney, Ciara (2018) Forensic Science Ireland: annual report 2016. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 64, Winter 2018 , p. 30.

Groshkova, Teodora and Cunningham, Andrew and Royuela, Luis and Singleton, Nicola and Saggers, Tony and Sedefov, Roumen (2018) Drug affordability-potential tool for comparing illicit drug markets. International Journal of Drug Policy , 56 , pp. 187-196.

Galvin, Brian (2018) Drugs and the darknet: new EMCDDA report. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 65, Spring 2018 , pp. 13-16.

Guiney, Ciara (2018) Impact of the great recession on the Irish drug market. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 65, Spring 2018 , pp. 19-21.

(2018) Effect of restricting the legal supply of prescription opioids on buying through online illicit marketplaces: interrupted time series analysis. BMJ , 361 , (k2270) .

Kazemi, Donna M and Borsari, Brian and Levine, Maureen J and Dooley, Beau (2017) Systematic review of surveillance by social media platforms for illicit drug use. Journal of Public Health , 39 , (4) , pp. 763-776.

Brandon, Avril Margaret and O'Connell, Michael (2017) Same crime: different punishment? Investigating sentencing disparities between Irish and non-Irish nationals in the Irish criminal justice system. British Journal of Criminology , azx080 .

Guiney, Ciara (2017) Trends in recorded drug law offences 2003—2016. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 63, Autumn 2017 , pp. 22-23.

Coomber, Ross and Moyle, Leah (2017) The changing shape of street-level heroin and crack supply in England: commuting, holidaying and cuckooing drug dealers across ‘county lines’. The British Journal of Criminology , azx068 .

Windle, James (2017) The impact of the great recession on the Irish drug market. Criminology & Criminal Justice , 18 , (5) , pp. 548-567.

Guiney, Ciara (2017) Drug supply reduction: an overview of EU policies and measures. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 62, Summer 2017 , pp. 23-24.

Bichler, Gisela and Malm, Aili and Cooper, Tristen (2017) Drug supply networks: a systematic review of the organizational structure of illicit drug trade. Crime Science , 6 , (2) .

Guiney, Ciara (2016) EU drug markets report 2016. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 58, Summer 2016 , pp. 19-20.

Galvin, Brian (2016) The internet and drug markets. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 57, Spring 2016 , pp. 17-18.

Galvin, Brian (2016) The drugs market and intimidation. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 57, Spring 2016 , pp. 19-20.

Katsuki, Takeo and Mackey, Tim Ken and Cuomo, Raphael (2015) Establishing a link between prescription drug abuse and illicit online pharmacies: analysis of Twitter data. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 17 , (12 e280) , e280.

Redmond, Sean (2015) The Greentown crime network: introducing Its cast of principal actors. Irish Probation Journal , 12 , pp. 205-228.

Connolly, Johnny (2015) Drug markets and the internet. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 54, Summer 2015 , pp. 11-12.

Connolly, Johnny (2015) Report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 54, Summer 2015 , pp. 17-18.

Connolly, Johnny (2015) The challenge of controlling new psychoactive substances (NPS). Drugnet Ireland , Issue 53, Spring 2015 , pp. 7-8.

Connolly, Johnny (2015) Illicit drug markets in Ireland. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 52, Winter 2014 , pp. 1-5.

Connolly, Johnny (2015) Local residents’ views on illicit drug markets. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 52, Winter 2014 , pp. 6-7.

Mounteney, Jane and Giraudon, Isabelle and Denissov, Gleb and Griffiths, Paul (2015) Fentanyls: are we missing the signs? Highly potent and on the rise in Europe. International Journal of Drug Policy , 26 , (7) , pp. 626-631.

Connolly, Johnny (2014) Young people’s access to drugs. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 51, Autumn 2014 , p. 16.

Connolly, Johnny (2014) Forced labour and the drug trade. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 50, Summer 2014 , pp. 19-20.

Connolly, Johnny (2014) Forensic Science Laboratory analyses street-level heroin and cocaine. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 50, Summer 2014 , pp. 22-23.

Moore, Joan (2014) From Drugnet Europe. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 48, Winter 2013 , p. 26.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Bingham, Tim (2014) Responsible vendors, intelligent consumers: Silk Road, the online revolution in drug trading. International Journal of Drug Policy , 25 , (2) , pp. 183-189.

Murphy, Ian and Lavelle, Lisa and Ni Mhurchu, Elaine and McCarthy, R and Heffernan, E (2014) Imaging of gunshot injuries in a west Dublin teaching hospital – A ten year review. Irish Medical Journal , 107 , (8) .

Brandt, Simon D and King, Leslie A and Evans-Brown, Michael (2014) The new drug phenomenon. Drug Testing and Analysis , 6 , (7-8) , pp. 587-597.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Bingham, Tim (2013) Surfing the Silk Road: A study of users’ experiences. International Journal of Drug Policy , 24 , (6) , pp. 524-529.

Connolly, Johnny (2013) Legal proceedings for drug offences 2004–2011. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 46, Summer 2013 , pp. 20-21.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Bingham, Tim (2013) Open drug scenes and drug-related public nuisance: A visual rapid assessment research study in Dublin, Ireland. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse , 12 , (2) .

Mackey, Tim Ken and Liang, Bryan A (2013) Global reach of direct-to-consumer advertising using social media for illicit online drug sales. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 15 , (5 e105) , e105.

Connolly, Johnny (2013) EU drug markets – a strategic analysis. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 45, Spring 2013 , pp. 8-9.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Bingham, Tim (2013) Silk Road, the virtual drug marketplace: a single case study of user experiences. International Journal of Drug Policy , 24 , (5) , pp. 385-391.

Connolly, Johnny (2012) Arriving at a definition of ‘drug mules’. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 42, Summer 2012 , p. 17.

Degenhardt, Louisa and Hall, Wayne (2012) Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease. The Lancet , 379 , (9810) , pp. 55-70.

Van Hout, Marie Claire and Brennan, Rebekah (2012) Curiosity killed M-Cat: A post legislative study on mephedrone use in Ireland. Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy , 19 , (2) , pp. 156-162.

Griffiths, Paul and Mountenay, Jane and Laniel, Laurent (2012) Understanding changes in heroin availability in Europe over time: emerging evidence for a slide, a squeeze and a shock. Addiction , 107 , (9) , pp. 1539-1540.

Moore, Joan (2006) From Drugnet Europe. Drugnet Ireland , Issue 20, Winter 2006 , p. 30.

McElrath, Karen (2004) Drug use and drug markets in the context of political conflict: The case of Northern Ireland. Addiction Research & Theory , 12 , (6) , pp. 577-590.

Silke, Andrew (2000) Drink, drugs, and rock'n'roll: financing Loyalist terrorism in Northern Ireland - part two. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism , 23 , pp. 107-127.

Connolly, Johnny (1998) From colonial policing to community policing. Irish Criminal Law Journal , 8 , (2) , pp. 165-195.

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Health Research Board. Irish National Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2024) Ireland: national report for 2023 - drug markets and crime. Dublin: Health Research Board.

Robinson, Janet and Doherty, Jim (2024) Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2023: year 8. Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

Nougier, Marie and Cots Fernández, Adria (2023) Off track: shadow report for the mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on drugs. London: International Drug Policy Consortium.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023) Crime-related illicit financial flows: latest progress. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

McNamara, Sinead and Killeen, Nicki and Eagleton, Marie and Keenan, Eamon (2023) HSE emerging drug trend monitoring. Year 2 results from the Syringe Analysis Programme 2022. The identification of injecting trends in the Dublin and Midland Region through the application of syringe analysis methodology. Dublin: Health Service Executive.

de Schutter, Astrid and Duquet, Nils and Vanden Auweele, Dennis (2023) The nexus between drug markets and gun violence in the European Union. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

European Commission. (2023) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime. Brussels: European Commission.

Central Statistics Office. (2023) Recorded crime Q1 & Q2 2023. Cork: Central Statistics Office.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023) Afghanistan opium survey 2023. Cultivation and production after the ban: effects and implications. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Man, Nicola and Linghu, Qingyuan and Bruno, Raimondo and Pedersen, Max and Barrett, Monica and Sutherland, Rachel and Peacock, Amy (2023) Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets June 2022 – May 2023. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Canning, Mary and Keenan, Marie and Breslin, Ruth (2023) Protecting against predators: a scoping study on the sexual exploitation of children and young people in Ireland. Dublin: SERP, Geary Institute for Public Policy.

Harris, Julie and Gray, Ann and Cowan, Rosie (2023) Northern Ireland drug and alcohol alliance: impacts of COVID-19 on people who use services and providers. Ulster University.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Ujváry, István and Evans-Brown, Michael and Gallegos, Ana and Planchuelo, Gregorio and de Morais, Joanna and Christie, Rachel and Jorge, Rita and Sedefov, Roumen (2023) Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and related substances. Technical report. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

Manthey, Jacob and Hayer, Tobias and Jacobsen,, Britta and Kalke, Jens and Klinger, Sinja and Rehm, Jürgen and Rosenkranz, Moritz and Verthein, Uwe and Wirth, Marielle and Armstrong, Michael and Myran, Daniel T and Pacula, Rosalie and Queirolo, Rosario and Zobel, Frank (2023) Effects of legalizing cannabis. Technical report. Hamburg: “Institut für interdisziplinäre Sucht- und Drogenforschung (ISD).

International Narcotics Control Board. (2023) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2022. Vienna: United Nations.

Policing Authority. (2023) What we heard 2022. Dublin: Policing Authority.

International Drug Policy Consortium, Global Drug Policy Consortium. (2023) The spectre of article 14: the INCB report for 2021, regulated cannabis markets and the Board’s potential enforcement measures. London: International Drug Policy Consortium and Global Drug Policy Consortium.

Health Research Board. Irish National Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2023) Focal Point Ireland: national report for 2022. Dublin: Health Research Board.

An Garda Siochana. (2022) An Garda Síochána annual report 2021. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022) Global SMART update volume 27: “Tuci”, “happy water”, “k-powdered milk” – is the illicit market for ketamine expanding? Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Matias, Joao (2022) Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys. European web survey on drugs: an overview of the project. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Eligh, Jason (2022) A powder storm: the cocaine markets of East and southern Africa. Geneva: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Walsh, Colm (2022) From contextual to criminal harm: young people's perceptions and experiences of child criminal exploitation (CCE) in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Department of Justice.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2022) Overview of drug markets in the European Neighbourhood Policy-South and Policy-East countries. Regional reports. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2022) Drug-related health and security threats in the Western Balkans. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (2022) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions annual report 2021. Dublin: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

United Kingdom. Home Office. (2022) Swift, certain, tough: new consequences for drug possession. London: Home Office.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, CoE Brazil. (2022) Brazil in the regional and transatlantic cocaine supply chain: the impact of COVID-19. Cocaine insights 4. Vienna: UNODC.

Scaturro, Ruggero and Kemp, Walter (2022) Portholes: exploring the maritime Balkan routes. Geneva: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022) World drug report 2022. New York: United Nations.

Kardena, Alexandra and Strizek, Julian (2022) Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys. The potential for using web surveys to investigate drug sales through cryptomarkets on the darknet. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Vuolo, Mike and Matias, Joao (2022) Monitoring drug use in the digital age: studies in web surveys. Sources of cannabis acquisition by country and frequency of use in the European web survey on drugs. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2022) Public safety and cannabis: taking stock of knowledge since legalization: a virtual cannabis policy research symposium report. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Krotulski, Alex J and Fogarty, Melissa F and Papsun, Donna M and Lamb, Michael and Walton, Sara E and Logan, Barry K (2022) Synthetic stimulant market rapidly changing as N,N-Dimethylpentylone replaces Eutylone in drug supply typically sold as “ecstasy” or “molly”. Pennsylvania: Center for Forensic Science Research & Education.

Selby, Jasmine and Phillips, Robyn and Barnett, Tamara and Thomas, Maria (2022) Child criminal exploitation and the need for consistency. London: Human Trafficking Foundation.

Chance, Alexander (2022) Exploring serious and organised crime across Ireland and the UK towards a shared understanding of a shared threat. Dublin: The Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy.

International Narcotics Control Board. (2022) Precursors and chemicals frequently used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 2021. Vienna: United Nations.

International Narcotics Control Board. (2022) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2021. Vienna: United Nations.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022) Women in the cocaine supply chain, Cocaine Insights 3. Vienna: UNODC.

Ipsos European Public Affairs. (2022) Flash Eurobarometer 493. Impact of drugs on communities Ireland. Brussels: European Commission.

Ipsos European Public Affairs. (2022) Flash Eurobarometer 493 – Impact of drugs on communities – June-July 2021. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2022) How people living in Canada consume and acquire cannabis: assessing progress in minimizing harms and establishing a safe supply chain. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2022) Global SMART update volume 26. Afghanistan’s ‘tablet K’ – a forensic insight into an emerging synthetic drug market. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force. (2022) Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2021: year 6. Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

Health Research Board. Irish National Focal Point to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2022) Focal Point Ireland: national report for 2021. Dublin: Health Research Board.

Europol. (2022) Europol in brief 2022. The Hague: Europol.

Montague, Andrew (2021) Building community resilience, how to sustain momentum. An evaluation of the building community resilience project in Dublin south central. Dublin: Dublin City Council.

Europol. (2021) Internet organised crime threat assessment 2021. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Research and Trend Analysis Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) Drug situation in Afghanistan 2021: latest findings and emerging threats. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (2021) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions annual report 2020. Dublin: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Judicial Council, Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee. (2021) Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee – sentencing judgements. Dublin: The Judicial Council.

Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2021) Trends in police recorded drug seizures and arrests in Northern Ireland 2006/07 to 2020/21. Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) Cocaine: a spectrum of products. Cocaine insights 2. Vienna: UNODC.

An Garda Siochana. (2021) An Garda Síochána annual report 2020. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

UNODC and EUROPOL. (2021) The illicit trade of cocaine from Latin America to Europe – from oligopolies to free for-all?, Cocaine Insights 1. Vienna: UNODC.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) Synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Mongan, Deirdre and Millar, Seán and Galvin, Brian (2021) The 2019–20 Irish National Drug and Alcohol Survey: main findings. Dublin: Health Research Board.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) World drug report 2021. New York: United Nations.

PSNI Statistics Branch. (2021) Police recorded drug seizures and arrests in Northern Ireland: update to 31 December 2021. Belfast: PSNI Statistics Branch.

Friis Søgaard, Thomas and Højlund Bræmer, Marie and Mulbjerg Pedersen, Michael (2021) Exploring drug supply, associated violence and exploitation of vulnerable groups in Denmark. Technical report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Bridge, Jamie and Hallam, Christopher and Nougier, Marie and Herrero Cangas, Miguel and Jelsma, Martin and Blickman, Tom and Bewley-Taylor, Dave and Bowdery, Daisy (2021) Edging forward: how the UN’s language on drugs has advanced since 1990 (version 2). London: International Drug Policy Consortium.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2021) Methamphetamine developments in South Asia: the situation in Iran and the implications for the EU and its neighbours, EU4MD special report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Committee appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Diversion Programme. (2021) Annual report of the Committee Appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Diversion Programme 2019. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

Europol. (2021) European Union serious and organised crime threat assessment, A corrupting influence: the infiltration and undermining of Europe's economy and society by organised crime. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

International Narcotics Control Board. (2021) Narcotic drugs: estimated world requirements for 2021. New York: United Nations.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use, harms and drug services in the community and prisons: results from an EMCDDA trendspotter study. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Coyne, John and Westendorf, Teagan (2021) ‘High rollers': a study of criminal profits along Australia’s heroin and methamphetamine supply chains. Barton, ACT: Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

International Narcotics Control Board. (2021) Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2020. Vienna: International Narcotics Control Board.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Afganistan. National Statistics and Information Authority. (2021) Afghanistan opium survey 2019. Socio-economic survey report: drivers, causes and consequences of opium poppy cultivation. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Aldridge, Judith and Garius, Laura and Spicer, Jack and Harris, Magdalena and Moore, Karenza and Eastwood, Niamh (2021) Drugs in the time of COVID: the UK drug market response to lockdown restrictions. Interim findings. London: Release.

McCreery, Sarahjane and Keane, Marcus and Bowden, Matthew (2021) Debts, threats, distress and hope: towards understanding drug-related intimidation in Dublin’s North East Inner City. Dublin: Ana Liffey Drug Project.

CREW 2000. (2021) Drugs at CREW trend report 2019-2020. Edinburgh: CREW.

Europol. (2021) EUROPOL spotlight - the use of violence by organised crime groups. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Viskari, Inari and Tammi, Tuukka (2021) Report on good practices of synthetic opioid preparedness, and needs and challenges in EU Member States. The Netherlands: SO-PREP.

Committee appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Diversion Programme. (2021) Annual report of the Committee Appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Diversion Programme 2018. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

HSE drugs.ie. (2021) HSE update on drug market trends. Dublin: HSE drugs.ie.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) UNODC annual report 2020. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Health Research Board. (2021) Focal Point Ireland: national report for 2020. Dublin: Health Research Board.

An Garda Siochana. (2020) An Garda Síochána annual report 2019. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) New psychoactive substances: global markets, global threats and the COVID-19 pandemic. An update from the EU early warning system. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force. (2020) Drug and Alcohol Trends Monitoring System (DATMS) 2020: year 5. Dublin: Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, drug use, drug-related harms and responses in south European Neighbourhood Policy countries. Lisbon: EMCDDA.

Europol. (2020) Europol in brief 2019. The Hague: Europol.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Mansfield, David (2020) Emerging evidence of Afghanistan’s role as a producer and supplier of ephedrine and methamphetamine. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Brady, Sheelagh and Heinl, Caitríona (2020) Cybercrime: current threats and responses a review of the research literature. Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality.

Payne, Jason and Manning, Matthew and Fleming, Christopher and Pham, Hien-Thuc (2020) The price elasticity of demand for illicit drugs: a systematic review. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Europol. (2020) Internet organised crime threat assessment. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Skumlien, Martine and Lawn, Will (2020) How has COVID-19 changed the use of illegal drugs? An overview of the results so far. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

Eggins, Elizabeth and Hine, Lorelei and Higginson, Angela and Mazerolle, Lorraine (2020) The impact of arrest and seizure on drug crime and harms: a systematic review. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Central Statistics Office. (2020) Recorded crime Q1 2020. Dubliin: CSO.

An Garda Siochana. (2020) Crime trends during Covid-19. March-May 2020. Dublin: An Garda Siochana.

Unlu, Ali and Tammi, Tuukka and Hakkarainen, Pekka (2020) Drug decriminalization policy. Literature review: models, implementation and outcomes. Helsinki: Finnish institute for health and welfare.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2020) EU drug markets: impact of COVID-19. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

UNODC Research and Trend Analysis Branch. (2020) COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 398 & 399 – Drug dealing [45267/23]. (17 Oct 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 400 & 401– Drug dealing [45267/23]. (17 Oct 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 21– Crime prevention [43901/23]. (11 Oct 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 165 – Crime prevention [young people] [44444/23]. (11 Oct 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 1243 - Drug dealing [39435/23]. (11 Sep 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. EU Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters: Motion. (11 Jul 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 503 - Misuse of drugs [Social media sales] [25754/23]. (30 May 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 161 – Drug dealing [23293/23]. (17 May 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 575 - An Garda Síochána [Drug seizures] [14995/23]. (28 Mar 2023)

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[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 10 – Drug dealing [7546/23]. (16 Feb 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 353 – Drug dealing [7958/23]. (16 Feb 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Topical issue debate – Drug dealing. (19 Jan 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 13 - Drug dealing [Intimidation] [60618/22]. (06 Dec 2022)

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[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 1570 – Drug dealing [40692/22]. (26 Jul 2022)

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[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 118 - Drug dealing [8565/22]. (17 Feb 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 150 - Drug dealing [8537/22]. (17 Feb 2022)

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[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Topical issue debate. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces. (01 Oct 2020)

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[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Topical issues debate - Drugs dealing. (05 Dec 2019)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Leaders' questions. [Crime]. (27 Nov 2019)

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[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence debate. Situation in Colombia: Mr. Eamon Gilmore. (04 Apr 2019)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Juvenile crime: motion [Private members]. (30 Jan 2019)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 42 - Crime prevention [24798/16]. (16 Sep 2016)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Continued). (14 Jul 2016)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 230 - Prisoner data [13557/16]. (31 May 2016)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 116 - Misuse of drugs [35258/15]. (20 Oct 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 250 - Drugs dealing [27325/15]. (07 Jul 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 146 & 147 - Departmental expenditure [Justice] [26481/15, 26482/15]. (01 Jul 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 156, 159 & 162 - Garda operations [10902/15, 10906/15, 10914/15],. (20 Mar 2015)

[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality debate. Effects of gangland crime: discussion. (18 Feb 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Topical issue debate - Drugs dealing. (27 Nov 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 282 - Drugs crime [43938/14] [Methadone]. (18 Nov 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 309 - Drugs crime [44300/14]. (18 Nov 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 543 - Anti-social behaviour [41965/14]. (04 Nov 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 25 - Drugs dealing [35382/14]. (24 Sep 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 119 - Tax yield [32468/14]. (17 Jul 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debates. Leader’s questions [organised crime]. (08 May 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 165 - Garda policing plans. [9819/14]. (26 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Priority question 5 - Drugs smuggling [8273/14]. (19 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality debate Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (supplementary) (continued). (20 Nov 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Priority Question 63 - Crime prevention [46618/13]. (05 Nov 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 439. Drugs crime [39741/13]. (24 Sep 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 221 - Illicit trade in tobacco [17640/13]. (16 Apr 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (04 Jul 2012)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (03 Jul 2012)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 224 - Crime prevention [Dial to Stop Drug Dealing] [6542/12]. (09 Feb 2012)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 367 - Illicit trade in tobacco. (07 Feb 2012)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 60 - Crime prevention [24744/11]. (20 Sep 2011)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Order of business: Sale of drugs inside and outside schools. (12 Jul 2011)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 417 - National Drugs Strategy [11719/11]. (17 May 2011)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 61 & 75 - National Drugs Strategy [Dial to stop dealing] [39298/10]. (03 Nov 2010)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Other question 6 - National drugs strategy [Cocaine market] [18974/10]. (13 May 2010)

Book

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2010) First European conference on drug supply indicators — key conclusions. Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction .

Conference or Workshop Item

Citywide. (2020) Current trends in drug use presentations. In: Current trends in drug use, 18 November 2020, Webinar.

Bingham, Tim (2014) Online drug markets and novel psychoactive drugs. In: Web Science Institute and the Doctoral Training Centre, 15 February 2014, University of Southampton.

Bingham, Tim (2013) Presentation to the EMCDDA on silk road market place. In: Developments on drug markets, crime and supply reduction, 4 December 2013, Lisbon.

Video

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Europol. (2024) EMCDDA-Europol launch webinar: EU drug markets – heroin and other opioids. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2022) Webinar: Preparing for the future — applying a foresight approach in the drugs field. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

(2021) Panel discussion: Drug markets in Ireland and Scotland: problems and possible solutions? Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Barrett, Monica (2020) Global drug market shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Safer Blanchardstown. (2017) Think before you buy. Safer Blanchardstown.

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2016) The Internet and drug markets. EMCDDA.

Dataset

Central Statistics Office. (2024) Central Statistics Office databases [Ireland].

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023) Drugs monitoring platform (DMP) [International].

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2021) DATAUNODC data portal [International].

News

[thejournal.ie] , Ryan, Orla 'Everyone knows drugs are sold and people are intimidated in areas affected by poverty'. (17 Mar 2024)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Drug dealers 'testing' heroin market with dangerous synthetics. (22 Feb 2024)

[RTE News] , Reynolds, Paul Cocaine use by the well-off is fuelling violent crime, say gardaí. (27 Dec 2023)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Large increase in cannabis being smuggled into Ireland through postal system. (02 Sep 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Surge in juvenile drug-dealing sparks alarm among youth workers. (16 May 2023)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Concern surge in amphetamine use in Dublin linked to lowered cost of drug production in Afghanistan. (23 Oct 2022)

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Young people 'being groomed as drug runners for local drug traffickers and gang members'. (22 Jun 2022)

Health Products Regulatory Authority. [Health Products Regulatory Authority] Over 1.6 million units of illegal medicines detained by HPRA. (24 Feb 2022)

Department of Health. Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy advocates multi-agency response to EU report on impact of drugs on communities. (03 Feb 2022)

[EMCDDA] , Goosdeel, Alexis The changing face of Europe's drugs problem. (31 Jan 2022)

[European Commission] Commission proposes stronger mandate for EU Drugs Agency as illicit market proliferates. (12 Jan 2022)

[thejournal.ie] , O'Connor, Niall Cheaper crack cocaine supplies in cities 'sees people travel from rural areas to buy the drug'. (02 Dec 2021)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac 'He owed money and these people wanted money': Drugs, debts and the silent toll on families. (18 Sep 2021)

[RTE Brainstorm] , Windle, James How a Taliban ban on opium could affect the Irish drugs market. (19 Aug 2021)

[thejournal.ie] , O'Connor, Niall Ex-garda fighting Europe's €14 billion drugs trade says Irish gangs are 'top of the pyramid'. (23 Jul 2021)

[RTE investigates] , McNulty, Fran One corner in Ballymun, four hours, 42 drug deals: a crack epidemic. (20 Jul 2021)

Health Research Board. New HRB report examines drug use in Ireland. (01 Jul 2021)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Hostile takeovers: dealers sell from the homes of vulnerable addicts. (17 Apr 2021)

[newstalk.com] , Murphy, Stephen and McNeice, Stephen ‘As easy as ordering a takeaway’ – Dozens of social media accounts openly advertising sale of drugs. (26 Mar 2021)

[thejournal.ie] , Costigan, Emma and Delaney, Ruth and Fenlon, Georgia and Kilbane, Rachel and Kinsella, Niamh How Covid-19 changed drug crime in Ireland. (10 Mar 2021)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Cocaine trade 'rocketing' warns top EU drug official after Cork seizure. (20 Feb 2021)

[Irish Times] , Holland, Kitty ‘I’ll blow your f**king legs off’: crime and neglect in Dublin city centre. (13 Feb 2021)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Garda drug units set up Snapchat accounts to snare online drug dealers. (20 Jan 2021)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Typical 'drug runners' in Dublin suburb just 10 years old. (08 Jan 2021)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Revenue seizures of illicit drugs surge in first half of year. (16 Oct 2020)

[RTE Brainstorm] , Windle, James and Drew, Sinead and Leonard, James Why drug dealing and drug use will increase after Covid-19. (02 Sep 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Lithuanian gang supplying heroin into Ireland 'dismantled' in huge multi-agency swoop. (27 Aug 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , Dunphy, Liz Deadly synthetic drugs 'now mixed with cocaine and ecstasy', addiction therapists warn. (27 Aug 2020)

International Narcotics Control Board. [INCB] Expert group meeting on dangerous substance trafficking through social media and other internet-related services. (13 Jul 2020)

Hot Press News Desk. [Hot Press] Global Drug Survey predicts that "following lockdown, many regions will be flooded by high purity drugs". (04 Jun 2020)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Cannabis users turn to darkweb as Covid-19 lockdown hits supply lines. (29 May 2020)

[Midlands 103] Midlands awareness group concerned by impact of virus on the drug industry. (05 May 2020)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Interpol warns that Irish food delivery services are being used to transport drugs during Covid-19 crisis. (30 Apr 2020)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor New project aims to frustrate gangs and lure children away from organised crime. (20 Apr 2020)

[Irish Times] , Kelly, Olivia and Lally, Conor Empty Dublin drives drug dealers back to the suburbs. (14 Apr 2020)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth A drop in demand for cocaine, a switch to cannabis: How the crisis is affecting drug crime in Ireland. (04 Apr 2020)

[Irish Times] , Roche, Barry Impact of Covid-19 on drugs trade likely to hit recreational cocaine users most. (23 Mar 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Major anti-drug operation launched. (27 Feb 2020)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Garda Commissioner signals new drive against drug dealing. (21 Feb 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Reducing drug deaths made national priority under Operation Tara. (17 Feb 2020)

[The Sunday Times] , Mooney, John Garda chief injects new urgency into drug war with special units in every division. (16 Feb 2020)

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle Blanchardstown taskforce highlights increasing numbers of children dealing drugs. (25 Jan 2020)

[The Sunday Times] , Mooney, John Gardai ordered to turn heat on street-level drug dealers. (12 Jan 2020)

[Irish Examiner] Ireland needs more resources to tackle trafficking and drugs crisis. (30 Dec 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Status and money pull youth into drugs trade. (23 Dec 2019)

[RTE News] , Reynolds, Paul Improved economy behind increase in drug gang activities - O'Driscoll. (22 Dec 2019)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Petty criminals shun burglary for lucrative drug dealing. (09 Dec 2019)

[Irish Times] , Burns, Sarah Illicit online trading ‘may eclipse’ traditional organised crime. (07 Dec 2019)

[Irish Independent] , Sheehan, Maeve Drugs trail that reaches from Dubai to all corners of Ireland. (02 Dec 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth New garda crackdown to target 'blatant drug dealing' at Dublin city centre hot-spots. (02 Dec 2019)

[newstalk.com] , Quann, Jack Drug seizures at Irish mail centres increases by over 91%. (30 Nov 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Cionnaith, Fiachra Call for new laws to combat use of children in sale of drugs. (07 Nov 2019)

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] , Clarke, Vivienne Assistant Garda Commissioner defends force’s record on dealing with drugs. (30 Oct 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , Raleigh, David Local politicians express concern at 'cocaine epidemic' sweeping across parts of Limerick. (16 Oct 2019)

[Independent.ie] , Feehan, Conor New laws to stop drug gangs using youngsters. (15 Oct 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Gardaí target Dublin online drug supplier who uses 'hundreds of SIM cards' a year to evade detection. (20 Jul 2019)

[Irish Examiner] 56% increase in amount of cannabis seized by Revenue this year. (10 Jul 2019)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Withdrawal of navy ships ‘neon sign’ to drug smugglers. (09 Jul 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Dozens of teenagers across west Dublin storing drug packages on behalf of smuggler. (26 Jun 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Drug-dealing rickshaw drivers are stashing socks full of cocaine and pills around Dublin streets. (25 Jun 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Young people see drug dealing as ‘work’ to buy consumer goods. (30 Apr 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Six drug deals and a fistfight at a Dublin shopping centre: one hour at a crack cocaine hotspot. (24 Mar 2019)

[Health Products Regulatory Authority] HPRA detain 619,213 dosage units of illegal medicines in 2018. (05 Mar 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac ‘Expert’ crew flown in from Portugal by international drug gang to set up Dublin growhouse. (04 Mar 2019)

[Irish Examiner] , Walsh, Louise Meath village warns drug dealers who 'often deal in plain sight on the streets' to stay away. (17 Dec 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Daly, Adam Surge in cocaine supply in Europe as gangs 'uberise' the trade through social. (14 Dec 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth and Ryan, Orla Chemsex: How dangerous party drugs are sourced and stored in Ireland. (04 Dec 2018)

[Dublin People] Shocking drug trends emerging. (04 Dec 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth New groups of 'young, vulnerable migrants' now being used to trade drugs in Dublin city centre. (03 Dec 2018)

[Irish Times] , O'Halloran, Marie Calls for increased Garda enforcement to stop illegal steroid importation. (30 Nov 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Drug dealing criminals using bookmakers' online accounts to stash money. (19 Oct 2018)

[Irish Times] , Pope, Conor Inside the dark web: ‘The truth is there is a lot of evil out there’. (13 Oct 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Garda resourcing under spotlight as pre teens allegedly used in Ballymun drug trade. (18 Sep 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , McDermott, Stephen From Colombian cartels to grow-houses in Galway: where do Ireland's illegal drugs come from? (16 Sep 2018)

[Independent.ie] , McCrave, Conor 'People are very afraid' - Criminals recruit children as young as 12 to sell drugs. (15 Sep 2018)

[Herald.ie] , Nugent, Ryan Fear of teen dealers in debt to gangs as crack 'epidemic' hits. (13 Sep 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle How the recreational user becomes the small-time dealer in the eyes of the law. (11 Sep 2018)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Drug crime rises in Dublin amid surge in consumption. (05 Sep 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac ‘Tsunami’ of cocaine flooding Europe. (01 Sep 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth European gangs are using rural Longford to grow cannabis on an industrial scale. (09 Aug 2018)

[RTE News] , Reynolds, Paul CAB investigation gives rare insight into how business of crime works. (04 Aug 2018)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Gardaí target nightlife figure they believe is directing rickshaw drug dealing scene. (02 Aug 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Begley, Ian Revealed: Irish drug users turning to Facebook to order drugs such as ecstasy and cannabis. (09 Jul 2018)

Health Research Board. HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe. (07 Jun 2018)

[Irish Times] , O'Donoghue, Niall Dublin rickshaws could hit the brakes over drug-dealing. (05 Jun 2018)

[RTE News] , Cummins, Barry Drugs still being dealt on Dublin rickshaws despite garda clampdown. (11 May 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Darknet evidence to feature in gangland cases. (18 Apr 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Armstrong, Kathy 'If you're going to create demand, you are creating supply - when the next person dies you need to take some responsibility' - campaign looks at recreational drug use. (08 Apr 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Molloy, Amy 'Pay via Bitcoin and bring your receipt' - Drug dealers using popular buy and sell site to advertise pills and cocaine. (07 Apr 2018)

[Irish Times] , Hilliard, Mark Regenerating Dublin’s north inner city. (04 Apr 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Non-Irish receive longer jail terms for drugs. (26 Feb 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Schiller, Robin More arrests in capital as 'Benzos' sold 'like sweets'. (12 Feb 2018)

[Irish Independent] , Doyle, Kevin Feuding gangsters using 12-year-olds to transport drugs. (09 Feb 2018)

[Irish Times] , Cullen, Damien Which city in the world has the cheapest cannabis – and the most expensive? (31 Jan 2018)

[Irish Times] , Bardon, Sarah and Labanyi, David Speeding drivers to face higher penalty points [Drug dealing and rickshaws]. (02 Jan 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Young, David Brazen drug dealers sending cannabis by post, detective warns. (01 Jan 2018)

[Independent.ie] , O'Connor, Niall Flanagan may open inquiry into Garda drug collusion allegations. (18 Dec 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Bought counterfeit vodka this Christmas? There's a big chance it was made in a filthy outhouse. (16 Dec 2017)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Dublin’s drug-dealing rickshaw drivers. (09 Dec 2017)

AFP. [thejournal.ie] Ireland is a major buyer of hallucinogens from Europe's darknet. (02 Dec 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth €200 million spent a year: How Ireland's recreational drug users are keeping the cartels in business. (12 Nov 2017)

[Irish Times] , Freyne, Patrick ‘We marched on four dealers that night’: Dublin’s anti-drug wars. (16 Sep 2017)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac PSNI set to adopt Dublin anti-gang project. (06 Sep 2017)

[Hot Press] Major concerns over growing number of Irish children being lured into drugs trade. (16 Aug 2017)

[The ECHO] , Dennehy, Mary Pressure on Minister to address open drug-dealing in communities. (09 Jun 2017)

[Health Research Board] HRB compares the Irish drug situation with the rest of Europe. (06 Jun 2017)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Forensic scientists detect 27 new recreational drugs. (17 May 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth A number of city centre overdoses linked to gang's toxic drug mixing in flats complex. (01 May 2017)

[Independent.ie] , Clifford, Graham Drugs Ireland: pushing back the rising tide. (16 Apr 2017)

[Irish Examiner] , English, Eoin Gardaí target teen gangs on Cork city street. (22 Mar 2017)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Ireland targeted in 200-courier cocaine trafficking operation. (12 Mar 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Dealers using Irish courier firms to safely ferry drugs to customers. (21 Feb 2017)

[University Observer] , Park, Mary Meadbh Homegrown – The Cannabis Market in Ireland. (20 Feb 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , MacNamee, Garreth Caught: how online dealers are stopped from funneling drugs through our postal system. (19 Feb 2017)

[Merrionstreet.ie] Government responds comprehensively to Mulvey report recommendations for north east inner city. (16 Feb 2017)

[breakingnews.ie] , Murphy, Ann GP warns of Xanax and prescription drugs for sale on Cork streets. (14 Feb 2017)

[Independent.ie] , Foy, Ken Huge rise in illegal drugs sent to country by post. (03 Jan 2017)

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle 'Many have sinister side effects': How gardaí tackle the sale of drugs on the Dark Web. (02 Jan 2017)

[Independent.ie] '1 in 3 people threatened over a drug debt is your Ma' - Hard-hitting campaign targets teens. (22 Dec 2016)

[Irish Times] , Lally, Conor Convictions for large-scale drug dealing drop almost 50%. (28 Nov 2016)

[Independent.ie] , Molloy, Amy and Larkin, Laura Gardaí swoop on rickshaw drug dealers amid calls in Dáil for new legislation. (23 Nov 2016)

[Independent.ie] , Molloy, Amy Exclusive: Rickshaw drivers selling weed, cocaine and pills while working in city centre. (22 Nov 2016)

[Independent.ie] , Cusack, Jim The war on drugs is lost... so what do we do now? (13 Nov 2016)

[thejournal.ie] , Fitzgerald, Cormac Members of the public and gardaí gathered last night to discuss crime in the capital. (29 Sep 2016)

[Leinster Express] , Dunne, Ryan More growhouse and drug dealing detections. (29 Sep 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Raleigh, David Limerick priest: Hell awaits drug dealers. (20 Sep 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Doherty, Caroline Million doses of counterfeit medicines seized. (09 Sep 2016)

[thejournal.ie] , Woods, Killian Your crash course in... The Irish connections to the secretive Dark Web. (19 Aug 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Colgan, Paul The global-market links of Ireland’s drugs scourge. (23 Jul 2016)

[Irish Times] , O'Regan, Michael Criminalising drugs stigmatises addiction, says Lynn Ruane. (30 Jun 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Fegan, Joyce Deprivation of Dublin’s inner city. (23 Jun 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Leogue, Joe Public calls lead to arrests over drugs and weapons. (01 Jun 2016)

[thejournal.ie] Frances Fitzgerald says gardaí will 'go after drug dealers who flaunt their assets'. (01 Jun 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Loughlin, Elaine 13-year-olds selling prescription drugs on street. (26 May 2016)

[University Times] , Flynn, Julianne The secret and normal lives of student drug dealers in Dublin. (22 Apr 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Ten Irish gangs control the main import drug routes. (06 Apr 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac EU police flags hike in massive heroin hauls. (06 Apr 2016)

[rte.ie] Global drug gangs operating in Ireland: EU report. (Apr 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac ‘No limit’ to new designer drugs. (03 Mar 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Just 3% of heroin in Ireland is seized, says UN. (23 Feb 2016)

[thejournal.ie] , Hennessy, Michelle Irish drug dealers networking with criminal gangs in Columbia, Bolivia, Afghanistan. (31 Jan 2016)

[Sunday Independent] , Dillon, Eamon Darknet drugs trade: Sellers offer 'dog-proof' packages of drugs in return for bitcoins. (24 Jan 2016)

[Independent.ie] , Donald, Niall ‘I sourced drugs on Facebook and met the dealer beside the GPO in Dublin’. (23 Jan 2016)

[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Eilish 'N-Bomb' drug caused Cork student mayhem. (22 Jan 2016)

[Independent.ie] 'Ingenious' dark web drug network run from Irish bedroom. (06 Sep 2015)

[Independent.ie] , Healy, Paul Huge increase in sale and supply of drugs in Dublin. (01 Aug 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , Gallagher, Conor Only 4% of dealers get 10-year jail terms. (29 Jul 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Gardaí seize €700m in drugs. (21 Jul 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Gardaí bid to tackle illicit sale of steroids. (19 Jun 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Riordan, Sean Heroin dealing in Cork to be targeted. (16 Jun 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Heroin swoop impact on supply ‘will be significant’. (11 Jun 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Up to 60 arrested in Dublin, Cork, Wexford in raids targeting heroin sales. (10 Jun 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Gardaí face ‘impossible situation’. (22 May 2015)

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] Dubliners attempt to have sentences quashed after recent drugs loophole. (08 Apr 2015)

[Irish Examiner] , Woulfe, Jimmy Massive cannabis network uncovered in Limerick. (05 Feb 2015)

[thejournal.ie] Mini-CAB needed to crack down on ‘middle-income’ drug dealers. (10 Jan 2015)

[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Mark Fear as 'vicious' new drug makes addicts crazed. (03 Jan 2015)

[BBC News Online] Northern Ireland 'soft touch' for cocaine smugglers. (28 Nov 2014)

[Independent.ie] , Brady, Tom and Phelan, Andrew Darknet crime probe success unprecedented. (08 Nov 2014)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Policing ‘has little impact’ on drugs market. (24 Oct 2014)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Bitter pill to swallow as drugs trade gets more violent despite garda successes. (24 Oct 2014)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Special report: The drugs trade in Ireland. (24 Oct 2014)

[Independent.ie] , Murphy, Claire Open drug use and city dealing caught on film. (03 Oct 2014)

[thejournal.ie] Dublin’s drug situation hasn’t gotten worse, it’s just ‘shifted to other areas’. (03 Oct 2014)

[thejournal.ie] Australia’s plain cigarette packaging has not given a boost to the illicit tobacco trade. (29 Aug 2014)

[RTE News] 30 people held in garda drug raids. (19 Aug 2014)

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] Traders demand action against open drug use on Dublin streets. (06 Jul 2014)

[independent.ie] , Cusack, Jim Young gardai use 'station bail' to sweep up dealers. (25 May 2014)

[thejournal.ie] , Duffin, Tony Opinion: A new drug trade is hiding in the underbelly of the internet. (09 May 2014)

[thejournal.ie] Ireland has the third highest illegal tobacco trade in Europe. (30 Mar 2014)

[Independent.ie] , O'Sullivan, Majella Dealers target schools with drug sales at lunch breaks. (21 Mar 2014)

[Independent.ie] , Cusack, Jim Gardai get tough on city drug pushers. (16 Mar 2014)

[Irish Examiner] Investigating cannabis. (27 Jan 2014)

[Irish Examiner] Cannabis factory bonanza for Irish gangs. (27 Jan 2014)

[Irish Independent] 'Lynchpin' reactivates. (31 Dec 2013)

[Irish Independent] , Deegan, Gordon Small town has drug epidemic, says judge. (21 Nov 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Sullivan, Claire Fighting back against drug’s stranglehold. (19 Nov 2013)

[Irish Independent] , Brady, Tom Gardai arrest 89 in crackdown on gangs. (07 Nov 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Hamilton, Andrew ‘No village that doesn’t have a drug dealer'. (06 Nov 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Woulfe, Jimmy European drugs gang targets immigrants. (09 Oct 2013)

[thejournal.ie] FBI shuts down site that sold $80m worth of drugs, hitmen services and other illegal items. (02 Oct 2013)

[Irish Examiner Breaking News] Crack-cocaine dealers see jail sentences increased. (25 Sep 2013)

[Irish Independent] , Cusack, Jim Republicans and loyalists linked to deadly drug. (07 Jul 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Drug debt teens threatened with guns. (17 Jun 2013)

[Independent.ie] , Sheehan, Maeve Gardai's undercover drugs sting is aborted after leaks in media. (09 Jun 2013)

[Irish Examiner] 29 drug dealers arrested in major sting. (08 Jun 2013)

[Independent.ie] , Cusack, Jim African gangs use 'front' businesses to sell 'meth'. (19 May 2013)

[Guardian Online] Legal highs: international drugs gangs 'expanding into growing market.' (UK). (09 May 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Customs seize first haul of meth destined for export. (10 Apr 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Raleigh, David Gardaí target drugs gangs. (11 Mar 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , Hayes, Kathryn Teenage gang battle seasoned criminals to control drug trade. (05 Mar 2013)

[RTE News] Imprisoned gang leader convicted of drug charges. (12 Feb 2013)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Eastern Europeans ‘prominent’ in drugs scene. (01 Feb 2013)

[thejournal.ie] Column: How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin. (16 Dec 2012)

[Irish Independent] , Cusack, Jim Violence blights flagship project as teens battle over drugs trade. (16 Dec 2012)

[justice.ie] Minister welcomes increase in the number of detections for possession of drugs for sale or supply. (26 Jan 2006)

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