Addiction

Farmers 'forced to sell cattle' to pay drug debts amid rising rural crime

Gardaí and addiction experts say gangs are threatening families to recover debts linked to youth drug abuse in Ireland.

FEATURES 25 March 2026

Farmers 'forced to sell cattle' to pay drug debts amid rising rural crime

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Supporting mental health from farms to schools

Supporting mental health from farms to schools

HEALTH 18 March 2026

Stefanie Preissner – ‘I feel like motherhood is a relationship’

Stefanie Preissner – ‘I feel like motherhood is a relationship’

LIVING LIFE 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: 'My son’s drinking is tearing our family apart – how can we help'

Dear Miriam: 'My son’s drinking is tearing our family apart – how can we help'

Dear Miriam: 'My son’s drinking is tearing our family apart – how can we help'

ASK MIRIAM 1 October 2025

A smartphone equates to a ‘bookie office in your pocket’

A smartphone equates to a ‘bookie office in your pocket’

A smartphone equates to a ‘bookie office in your pocket’

FEATURES 2 April 2025

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Niall McNamee: ‘betting companies need to do better in their duty of care’

Niall McNamee: ‘betting companies need to do better in their duty of care’

A report by Jacqueline Hogge and Rosalind Skillen examines problem gambling, and the role the new Gambling Authority of Ireland and addiction treatment centres have to play in tackling the issue.

FEATURES 1 January 1970

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains