The NDC is a unique information resource for researchers, policy makers, and people working in the areas of drug or alcohol use and addiction, or related fields.
Visit the NDC website
Search our database of Irish drug and alcohol research – an electronic library of full-text reports, journal articles, theses and conference papers.
- Read the latest relevant news stories or search our archive of over 2,000 news items.
- Find out who is currently involved in research in Ireland and what projects are being done.
- Read the national report on the drugs situation in Ireland, and articles from Drugnet Ireland quarterly newsletter.
- Find out about upcoming conferences and other events.
Call in to the NDC library
Health Research Board
3rd Floor, Knockmaun House
42–47 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
- Browse our collection of books, reports and conference proceedings.
- Select and read articles from our collection of specialist drug-related periodicals, or from a range of other peer-reviewed health, epidemiological and medical journals.
- Search a number of online bibliographic databases covering the fields of health, psychology and the social sciences.
- Use the workstations in the library or connect to our wireless network (Wi Fi) with your own laptop.
- The library is open to the public from Monday to Friday, between 9.30 am and 4.45 pm, and is open through lunchtime.
Use the NDC query service
Tel: +353 (0)1 2345 175
Email: ndc(at)hrb.ie
You can telephone the NDC with your query during library opening hours or email us at any time. Our query service makes it easy for you to:
- Identify recent Irish and international literature in your area of interest
- Obtain research documentation
- Receive copies of journal articles from external sources
- Get help in using NDC resources or registering on the website
- Sign up for our electronic services, such as the monthly newsletter and current awareness service
- Obtain copies of Alcohol and Drug Research Unit publications, including Drugnet Ireland
- Arrange for us to visit your workplace or place of study to show you what the NDC can do for you.
