Ana Liffey Drug Project

Ana Liffey Drug Project

Dublin, Ireland

AddictionHealthHuman rights
CharityFounded 1982National reach
Profile last updated: March 19, 2026

About

Founded in 1982, Ana Liffey Drug Project is a charity based in Dublin, Ireland working on addiction, health, human rights.

The Ana Liffey Drug Project is a national addiction service in Ireland, founded in 1982 in North Inner City Dublin. It provides low threshold harm reduction services to people experiencing problem substance use and their families, with direct services in the Dublin, Mid West and North East regions. Services include a Needle and Syringe Programme, assertive outreach, community detoxification support, and support for people affected by drug-related intimidation. The organisation also advocates for drug policy reform, including a harm reducing and rehabilitative approach to personal possession of drugs, and runs civil society participation projects internationally. It supports organisations working with people affected by substance use and is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee governed by a Board of Management.

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1982

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Company limited by guarantee

Charity number

20013301

Focus areas

addictionharm reductiondrug policyoutreachneedle and syringe programmeIreland

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

AddictionHealthHuman rights

Works for

FamiliesCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningCapacity building

Programmes

National Community Detox Initiative

Addiction · Ireland

Supports people to reduce or stop methadone or benzodiazepine use through a structured non-residential community detoxification process with psychosocial and medical support.

Needle & Syringe Programme

Health · Ireland

Provides sterile injecting equipment and safer drug use advice to people who inject or smoke drugs, delivered through outreach and open access services.

Assertive Outreach

Addiction · Ireland

Street and community-based outreach offering advice, advocacy, referrals and brief interventions to people who do not access centre-based services.

Drug-Related Intimidation Initiative

Community development · Ireland

Provides free, confidential support to individuals and families in Dublin's North East Inner City affected by drug-related intimidation.

Poole Volunteer Programme

Community development · Ireland

Volunteer programme supporting the delivery of the organisation's services.

Countries of operation

Ireland

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU fundingGrantsIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingFundraiseVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Correlation (European Harm Reduction Network)International Drug Policy Consortium

Partnerships

HSE, Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces, Probation Service, Dublin City Council, European Commission, Open Society Foundations, London School of Economics, North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force

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