Research & Publications

A case for Revising the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024) to provide for Regulation and Safeguarding of Underage Events on Licensed Premises.

Alcohol Forum Ireland (AFI) and the Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network (ICAAN) were one of five successful projects in Ireland funded as part a new €1.5 million drug prevention and education funding scheme.    This scheme supports Priority 1 arising from the mid-term review of the National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery which commits to strengthening the prevention of drug and alcohol use and associated harms among children and young people in Ireland. The WHO’s SAFER package of high impact policy measures to reduce and prevent alcohol harm.   Over the next three years, this demonstration project will be delivered in 12 communities in Ireland, supported by seven local and regional Drug and Alcohol Task Forces.  

The technical package for the SAFER initiative focuses on five key alcohol policy interventions that are based on accumulated evidence of their impact on population health and their cost-effectiveness. Further, the SAFER initiative recognizes the need to protect public health-oriented policy-making from interference by the alcohol industry, as well as the importance of a strong and sustainable monitoring system to ensure accountability and track progress in the implementation of the SAFER interventions.

Alcohol Forum Ireland (AFI), Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network (ICAAN) & Assistant Professor, Dr Ollie Bartlett, Maynooth University launched new report on the Proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill claiming it could pose ‘enormous’ risks to Children’s Rights in Ireland.

All you need to know about Cannabis and the teenage brain. Produced for AFI by our MaCYSS team

Joint Committee on Justice Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 in Ireland

This paper was commissioned by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) to provide background information to inform and contribute to the drafting of Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide.

Key research on drug use in young people in Ireland. This factsheet includes key Irish research on young people up to the age of 24, and will be updated as new data is published. The studies cited may report on different age groups and these are noted in the text.

Thiamine, Healthy Eating & You - How you can help prevent Alcohol Related Brain Injury

The management of patients with severe alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) Professor Kenneth Wilson, Angela Halsey, Pat Abbot

Alcohol Consumption and Attitudes to Evidence Based Alcohol Policy in Donegal - Findings from students and adults living in Donegal - Surveyed Report

Know the Score is a new Government resource for Senior Cycle teachers to support their delivery of the substance use module of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme. By supporting teachers, the resource aims to guide and support students (aged 15–18 years) to ‘make conscious and informed decisions about alcohol and drugs’.

Serious Brain Condition caused by Thiamine Deficiency common in Alcohol - Use Disorders

(MaCYSS) Monaghan & Cavan Youth Substance Support - is here to help Young People to ‘live their best life’. - Leaflet for Young People

(MaCYSS) Monaghan & Cavan Youth Substance Support - Connecting Services & Workers Together - Leaflet for Professionals

"Because of their Young Age, stage of Brain Development and Lack of Life Experience, adolescents are at a significant risk of short-term and long-term Alcohol-Related Harm".

Roscommon Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Galway Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Mayo Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Sligo Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Leitrim Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Dublin Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Meath Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Louth Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Wicklow Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Kildare Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Offaly Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Westmeath Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Laois Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Longford Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Wexford Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Carlow Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Kilkenny Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Waterford Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Tipperary Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Limerick Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Kerry Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Cork Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Clare Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Cavan Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Monaghan Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Donegal Alcohol Related Harm Profile 2019 | Alcohol Consumption in Ireland | Alcohol Mortality (Related Death, Inpatient, Treatment) | Alcohol Availability | Societal Impact (Crime Offences) | Fact and Health Summary for Each County |

Results from a survey carried out with local people from Cavan and Monaghan to share their views and concerns in relation to youth alcohol and other drug use.

Support programmes available in Local and Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force areas