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Irish-related publications
Joint Committee on Drugs Use final report

Joint Committee on Drugs Use. (2026) Dublin: Houses of the Oireachtas
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Report of the public consultation on the National Drugs Strategy 2026 -2029

(2026) Dublin: Department of Health
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Alcohol-related psychiatric inpatient admissions in Ireland - characteristics, trends and factors associated with first and repeat admissions, 2015-2024

Doyle, Anne and Daly, Antoinette and Lynn, Ena (2026) Irish Journal of Medical Science, Early online. doi.org/10.1007/s11845-026-04420-0 
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National Drug Treatment Reporting System, 2025 alcohol treatment demand

Ní Luasa, Siobhán et al (2026) Dublin: Health Research Board
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Recovery without walls: a mixed method evaluation of community based recovery at Brandon House

Brennan, Rebekah and Corkery, Barry (2026) Cork: HSE South West
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Shifting the paradigm: creating psychological safety for women accessing community addiction services in Dublin: a research summary

McAsey, Jennifer and Annunziata, Nicki (2026) Dublin: Donnycarney Youth Project; Brook Recovery Hub; Dublin City Council
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Enacting gender transformative responses to women’s substance use in Ireland: a discussion brief.

Morton, Sarah et al (2026) Dublin: Donnycarney Youth Project and University College Dublin
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HHC-induced psychosis in adolescents: a case series

Cevikel, Piril et al (2026) Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Early online. pp. 1-5. /doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2026.10201
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On the label: implementation of health warnings on alcohol products in 13 European countries

Kokole, Daša et al (2026) Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, (5). doi.org/10.1111/dar.70185
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Ireland's silent epidemic: why FASD can't be ignored anymore

Harper, Angel et al (2026) Frontiers in Public Health, 14. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1781199
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A systematic review on the association between alcohol consumption and mental health outcomes

(2026) Dublin: HIQA
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Modelling alcohol-attributable mortality risks and hospital admission rates in Ireland

(2026) Dublin: HIQA
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Implementing what works in alcohol policy: progress report on the SAFER initiative

(2026) Geneva: World Health Organization
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Policy briefing. The sale and marketing of zero alcohol drinks. Updated

(2026) Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland
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European Homelessness Count (EHC) project – Methodology and results for Cork City and the Dublin region

Kenny, Oona (2026) Dublin: Focus Ireland
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Myth, power and practice: a Bourdieusian interpretation of Greentown’s criminal network

Bray, Andy and Redmond, Sean (2026) Behavioral Sciences, 16, (6). doi.org/10.3390/bs16061012
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Addressing the recruitment of young people into criminal drugs networks. Rapid evidence review

O’Meara Daly, Eóin (2026) Lisbon: EUDA
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Child criminal exploitation (CCE) in the context of drug markets: safeguarding challenges and prevention approaches in the South Inner City. Summary report

2026) Dublin: South Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force and Health Service Executive
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The gendered nature of community- and family-level adversity: perspectives from justice-involved youth in Northern Ireland

Rice, Orlaith and Walsh, Colm (2026) Criminal Justice and Behavior, doi.org/10.1177/00938548261456567 
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Lesson never learned: education in prison workshop report

Adams, Keith et al (2026) Dublin: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
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National risk assessment Ireland 2026 - money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing

(2026) Dublin: Department of Finance
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Policy review of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill 2014. Working group review

(2026) Dublin: Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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Intergenerational change in health, well-being and social inclusion for two groups of adults with intellectual disability aged 40-49: findings from a national longitudinal study

de Lima, Kálya Yasmine Nunes et al (2026) Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 39, (3). doi.org/10.1111/jar.70254 
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Trials, trips, and tribulations: pathways for implementing psychedelic therapy in Ireland

Kelly, John R et al (2026) International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 29, (6). doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyag028 
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'Taking time' - extended mental health consultations in a deprived urban general practice: a retrospective descriptive study.

Hinchy, Siobhan et al (2026) PLoS ONE, 21, (5). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0349885 
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Technical note: identification of the novel benzodiazepine 3-hydroxy desalkylgidazepam within PSNI tablet seizures in northern Ireland

Jeffers, Maurice Robert and Greer, William Robert (2026) Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 121. doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103187 
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Nicotine-free spaces for healthier cities

10th European Conference on Tobacco or Health. (2026) Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. Abstract book, Supplement 1 vol 12
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The path to universal healthcare – Sláintecare & Programme for Government 2025+: 2026 action plan

(2026) Dublin: Government of Ireland
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Pathways to wellbeing: national mental health promotion implementation. Plan phase 1: 2025–2027

(2026) Dublin: Department of Health
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Twinkle twinkle little star: Gambling and child recognition of the Irish national lottery logo

Houghton, Frank et al (2026) Addicta, 13, (2), pp. 205-215. doi.org/10.15805/addicta.2026.500
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Recorded crime Q1 2026

(2026) Cork: Central Statistics Office
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Child poverty monitor 2026

(2026) Dublin: Children's Rights Alliance
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Alcohol Action Ireland annual report 2025

(2026) Alcohol Action Ireland
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Mental Health Commission annual report 2025

(2026) Mental Health Commission
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