Legal status in Ireland

Per-substance legal status for Ireland, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice — drug laws change; confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

Last updated: 2026-07-14

1P-LSD

Legal status: 1P-LSD is caught in Ireland by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 as a psychoactive substance (it affects the central nervous system, producing hallucinations); it is not individually named under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
Consequences if caught: Selling, supplying, importing, exporting or advertising 1P-LSD for human consumption is an offence carrying up to 5 years' imprisonment (up to 10 on indictment); simple possession for personal use is not an offence under the 2010 Act.
If prescribed / medical: No authorised medicinal or prescription use in Ireland.
Documentation: Confirmed via the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, applied to un-scheduled lysergamides analogous to LSD.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

25I-NBOMe

Legal status: 25I-NBOMe is controlled in Ireland, subjected to EU-wide control by Council Implementing Decision 2014/688/EU (25 September 2014) and listed in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances in March 2015; it is additionally caught by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010.
Consequences if caught: Possession and supply are offences under the Misuse of Drugs Acts and the 2010 Act, with imprisonment for supply or sale.
If prescribed / medical: No approved medical use; not available on prescription.
Documentation: Council Implementing Decision 2014/688/EU (25 Sept 2014); Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

2C-E

Legal status: 2C-E is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, caught by the generic ring-substituted phenethylamine definition (any phenethylamine ring-substituted with alkyl/alkoxy/alkylenedioxy/halo groups); its sale and supply are independently criminalised by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010.
Consequences if caught: Possession of 2C-E is an offence under the 1977 Act; supply/trafficking attracts up to life imprisonment, and the 2010 Psychoactive Substances Act adds a separate sale/advertising offence carrying up to 5 years.
If prescribed / medical: As a Schedule 1 substance with no accepted medical use, 2C-E may not be prescribed or dispensed and lawful handling requires a Ministerial licence.
Documentation: Caught by the phenethylamine generic in the Regulations (mirroring the UK catch) rather than by name, with the 2010 blanket NPS Act as a backstop for sellers.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-I

Legal status: 2C-I is a controlled drug in Ireland under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its regulations; Ireland was required to control 4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine after it was named in Council Decision 2003/847/JHA (27 Nov 2003).
Consequences if caught: Possession is an offence carrying fines and/or imprisonment; supply and trafficking carry heavier custodial penalties under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: No authorised therapeutic or prescription use.
Documentation: Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended) controlled-drug schedules implementing Council Decision 2003/847/JHA.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is prohibited: covered by the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 blanket NPS framework and caught by the generic cathinone entry added to the Misuse of Drugs schedules (2011 SI); the EU Delegated Directive 2022/1326 obligation is transposed.
Consequences if caught: Sale/supply of a psychoactive substance and controlled-drug trafficking are criminal offences carrying imprisonment. Non-death-penalty jurisdiction.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a prohibited NPS.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: 4-AcO-DMT is caught in Ireland by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which prohibits the sale and supply of any 'psychoactive substance' — any substance producing a psychoactive effect — that is not already separately regulated. As a psilocin-prodrug tryptamine not individually scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, O-acetylpsilocin falls under this general new-psychoactive-substances ban.
Consequences if caught: Selling, supplying, importing, exporting or advertising a psychoactive substance is an offence (up to 5 years on indictment); notably, simple possession of 4-AcO-DMT for personal use is not itself an offence under the 2010 Act.
If prescribed / medical: Not a medicine; there is no prescription pathway for 4-AcO-DMT.
Documentation: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 — s1 definition of psychoactive substance; s3 sale/supply offence.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

4-HO-MET

Legal status: 4-HO-MET is caught in Ireland by the blanket prohibition of the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which criminalises the sale, importation, exportation and advertising of any psychoactive substance not otherwise regulated; as a psychoactive tryptamine sold on the research-chemical market it comes within the Act's general definition of a psychoactive substance.
Consequences if caught: Sale, supply, importation or advertisement is an offence carrying up to 5 years (up to life on indictment for the aggravated forms). The 2010 Act is supply-side only and does not criminalise simple possession, in contrast to substances scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: No authorised medical use and not an approved medicinal product, so there is no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Controlled by blanket psychoactive-substances legislation rather than by a scheduled name: the operative mechanism is the 2010 Act's supply-side catch-all, not a Misuse of Drugs tryptamine listing. This blanket route, which leaves possession untouched, distinguishes 4-HO-MET from the named-and-scheduled psilocin.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is prohibited in Ireland — not individually scheduled but covered by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which bans the sale and supply of psychoactive substances generally.
Consequences if caught: Sale, supply or advertising a criminal offence (up to 5 years summarily, up to 10 years on indictment); simple possession is not itself an offence under the 2010 Act. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: Import for sale or supply prohibited; no lawful commercial-import route.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations: it is named alongside mitragynine, with whole-leaf kratom caught because it contains them — controlled together with the plant (no separate isolate carve-out).
Consequences if caught: Schedule 1 production, supply or possession is an offence carrying imprisonment; trafficking penalties are far higher.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — Schedule 1 signifies no recognised medical use for kratom's alkaloids in Ireland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 1 controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: schedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 + Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession (s.3) fine and/or up to 12 months (more on indictment); possession for supply (s.15) up to life.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; Ireland is not Schengen — carry the prescription + a signed doctor's letter and original packaging.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Alcohol

Legal status: Legal — alcohol (ethanol) is a licensed, age-regulated beverage, not a controlled drug; sale governed by the Licensing Acts and Public Health (Alcohol) Act, minimum age 18.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for adult drinking; offences attach to unlicensed sale, sale to minors and public-order intoxication.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Sold in licensed off-licences and pubs on proof of age; no permit for travellers.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is not a controlled drug in Ireland. The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 53/2006) control only a fungus 'containing psilocin or an ester of psilocin' (i.e. magic mushrooms); Amanita muscaria contains muscimol and ibotenic acid, not psilocin, so it falls outside that fungus control and remains lawful to possess and sell — a documented gap that legally distinguishes it from the scheduled psilocybin mushrooms.
Consequences if caught: No offence attaches to possessing or selling Amanita muscaria; Irish enforcement targets psilocin/psilocybin-containing fungi under S.I. 53/2006, not the muscimol-containing fly agaric.
If prescribed / medical: Amanita muscaria is not a medicine and has no prescription or licensed medicinal status in Ireland.
Documentation: Fly agaric is legally available and possessable in Ireland; the psilocin-only wording of S.I. 53/2006 leaves it uncontrolled, so travellers may carry it.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Amphetamine

Legal status: Schedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 + Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession (s.3) fine and/or up to 12 months (more on indictment); possession for supply (s.15) up to life.
If prescribed / medical: Available on prescription; Ireland is not Schengen — carry the prescription + a signed doctor's letter and original packaging.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017) — a class scheduled by compound, with phenobarbital and most barbiturates in Schedule 3 and secobarbital in the stricter Schedule 2, transposing the 1971 Convention tiers.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a prescription is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is prescribed as a Schedule 3 antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); secobarbital (Schedule 2) and the other sedative barbiturates are now rarely dispensed.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — personal import needs a valid prescription (roughly ≤3-month supply) in original labelled packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a Schedule 3 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 — a lighter tier than Schedule 2 methadone.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid substitution (buprenorphine/naloxone) via specialist clinics and Level 1/2 GPs — supervised, then take-home.
Documentation: Ireland is outside the Schengen certificate scheme for this purpose — carry a multilingual doctor's certificate and prescription (HPRA guidance) for personal supply in original packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Caffeine

Legal status: Caffeine is legal everywhere as an ordinary food and beverage ingredient; the notable status in Ireland is the EU-wide mandatory high-caffeine warning label. Under Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, directly applicable in Ireland, drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per litre (other than coffee- or tea-based drinks) must bear “High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women” with the caffeine quantity in mg per 100 ml.
Consequences if caught: No penalty attaches to ordinary caffeinated foods, drinks or coffee; obligations fall on food businesses, with FSAI food-control enforcement of the mandatory high-caffeine labelling rather than any consumer offence.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a food ingredient
Documentation: Ordinary caffeinated products need no documentation; drinks above 150 mg/L must carry the prescribed “High caffeine content” statement and quantified caffeine declaration.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Possession criminal under Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 Sec 3 (escalating fines); decriminalization RECOMMENDED by an Oireachtas committee June 2026 but NOT enacted
Consequences if caught: As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Cannabis/resin possession (Sec 3) carries escalating fines: 1st offence ≤€300, 2nd ≤€400, 3rd+ ≤€1,000 and/or up to 12 months (summary) or up to 3 years (on indictment). Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: Not a freely carried traveller medicine in this form; confirm any medical-cannabis product with Irish authorities before travel.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is a scheduled controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its regulations. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis leaves, separately brought under the MDA) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone, caught by a generic cathinone control and the blanket 2010 PSA) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-I alkaloid, cathine the milder Schedule-III metabolite.
Consequences if caught: Controlled drug: possession and supply of the isolated alkaloid prosecuted under the MDA. No death penalty in Ireland.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I substance with no accepted medical use and no lawful prescription route for the isolated alkaloid.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is lawful only where derived from a non-controlled plant part with no THC content; THC is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 with no permitted tolerance (except hemp seed), and ingestible CBD supplements are unauthorised Novel Foods.
Consequences if caught: CBD containing any THC, or extracted from a controlled plant part (even cold-pressed hemp oil), is a controlled drug under the MDA 1977; the FSAI has ordered withdrawals of unauthorised CBD supplements.
If prescribed / medical: Cannabidiol is available as the licensed medicine Epidyolex on prescription; distinct from cannabis, possession of which is criminal under the MDA 1977.
Documentation: Carry proof the CBD is THC-free and from a non-controlled plant part; a THC-containing product cannot be legalised by paperwork, and Epidyolex needs a prescription.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017); since 2017 possession without a prescription is criminalised.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a prescription is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 Part 1 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — personal import needs a valid prescription (roughly ≤3-month supply) in original labelled packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled drug under Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 — possession criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply up to life (Sec 15)
Consequences if caught: As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Possession of a controlled drug other than cannabis (Sec 3) carries a fine and/or up to 12 months (summary) or up to 7 years (on indictment). Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is available behind the pharmacy counter under personal pharmacist supervision for low-dose combinations - not on open sale - following PSI 2010 guidance (a 3-day maximum supply, mandatory questioning and a ban on advertising codeine products); higher-strength codeine is prescription-only. Codeine is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts and Regulations.
Consequences if caught: Licensed pharmacy supply and prescribed use are lawful; diversion or misuse is prosecutable under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: Low-dose combinations are supplied under direct pharmacist supervision after questioning; higher-strength codeine is prescribed.
Documentation: Ireland is outside the Schengen certificate scheme for this purpose - carry a personal supply in original packaging with a prescription or doctor's letter.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Ireland: it is controlled AS cocaine, a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, whose scheduling covers cocaine, its salts and preparations and so reaches the base/freebase form. Crack is a controlled drug on the same terms as cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Possession of crack (as cocaine) is criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply carries up to life (Sec 15), with the presumptive minimum for supply over €13,000 value (Sec 15A).
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine has only narrow controlled medical use; the crack/freebase base has no medicinal preparation and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a tetrahydrocannabinol under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its controlled-drug regulations (which schedule tetrahydrocannabinols and their isomers), so delta-8 is controlled as an isomer of THC; the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 is a blanket backstop. Distinct from cannabis, criminal to possess under s.3. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and supply offences under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC is not a prescribable medicine.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled tetrahydrocannabinol.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017); since 2017 possession without a prescription is criminalised.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a prescription is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 Part 1 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — personal import needs a valid prescription (roughly ≤3-month supply) in original labelled packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

DOM

Legal status: DOM (STP) is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (Schedule 1), Ireland's transposition of DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention.
Consequences if caught: Possession is an offence under s.3 of the 1977 Act; supply under s.15 can carry up to life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 1: no general medical use; lawful only under a Ministerial licence for research.
Documentation: Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 173/2017), Schedule 1.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

DXM

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; an EU Category 1 scheduled substance under the Misuse of Drugs (Scheduled Substances) Regulations 1993/2015. NOT a controlled drug in the MDA schedules. Also a pharmacy/prescription medicine.
Consequences if caught: Offences are precursor-DIVERSION offences (unlicensed possession/supply/import/export); simple personal possession of ephedrine is not a drug crime.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Etizolam

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Fentanyl

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Gabapentin

Legal status: Gabapentin is an authorised prescription-only medicine, not a controlled drug: Neurontin and gabapentin generics hold HPRA marketing authorisations (supply category: prescription which may be renewed) and gabapentin is not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts. Ireland diverges from the neighbouring UK, which controlled gabapentin as Class C in 2019 while Ireland did not.
Consequences if caught: Gabapentin carries no Misuse of Drugs penalty; supplying this prescription medicine without authorisation is a medicines-law offence rather than a drug-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for epilepsy and neuropathic pain on an ordinary prescription (renewable), with no controlled-drug prescribing formalities.
Documentation: Gabapentin/Neurontin products are listed on the HPRA register of authorised human medicines; travellers carry them lawfully with a prescription.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GBL

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Heroin

Legal status: Controlled drug under Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 — possession criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply up to life (Sec 15)
Consequences if caught: As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Possession of a controlled drug other than cannabis (Sec 3) carries a fine and/or up to 12 months (summary) or up to 7 years (on indictment). Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

HHC

Legal status: HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 in Ireland — declared by a government Controlled Drugs (Declaration) Order effective 29 July 2025, among 14 substances newly scheduled.
Consequences if caught: Import, export, production, possession, sale and supply are criminal offences under the 1977 Act. This reverses the pre-2025 position, when HHC was sold openly as a 'legal high'.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 1 denotes no recognised medical or therapeutic use, so there is no prescription route for HHC.
Documentation: Ireland used a named Declaration Order rather than an isomer catch-all, reflecting HHC's semi-synthetic status; it was a comparatively late named entry in the EU wave (2025). CND placed HHC in Schedule II of the 1971 Convention (in force 6 December 2025). [Source domain gov.ie is a clear Irish government domain not on the spec allowlist — flagged.]

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a Schedule 2 controlled drug (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and Regulations 2017); it is not marketed in Ireland but sits in the same Schedule 2 strong-opioid tier as morphine and oxycodone — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Possession is indictable (up to 7 years); supply or trafficking up to life.
If prescribed / medical: No marketed Irish hydrocodone product; a Schedule 2 opioid is dispensed only on a controlled-drug prescription.
Documentation: Ireland's scheme sits outside the Schengen certificate route for arrivals — carry a multilingual doctor's certificate and the prescription (HPRA guidance).

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled drug — Schedule 3 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, made under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended).
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession or supply is an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977; supply and trafficking carry the heavier penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Available as a prescription medicine, subject to safe-custody, prescription and record-keeping requirements.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Khat

Legal status: Controlled. PLANT NAMED: leaves of Catha edulis are brought under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 by the controlled-drugs regulations; cathinone-derived substances are separately scheduled. Mechanism: NAMED (plant).
Consequences if caught: Possession and supply of the leaf are offences under the MDA; fresh khat is seized on import.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; perishable fresh leaf is prohibited and seized at the border.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Kratom

Legal status: Kratom is controlled in Ireland through its alkaloids — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are Schedule 1 controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations; whole-leaf Mitragyna speciosa is caught because it contains them, so production, supply and possession are offences.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 1 controlled-drug offences: unlawful possession, supply and production are criminal under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — the alkaloids are Schedule 1 (no recognised medical use), so there is no prescription pathway.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 1 controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017); since 2017 possession without a prescription is criminalised.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a prescription is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 Part 1 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — personal import needs a valid prescription (roughly ≤3-month supply) in original labelled packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: LSA (ergine, d-lysergic acid amide) is reached by Ireland's blanket new-psychoactive-substances regime rather than by name: the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 makes it an offence to sell, supply, import or advertise any psychoactive substance not otherwise controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, which captures LSA. The compound is thus restricted, while morning-glory and Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds are traded as ornamentals and sit in the gray zone unless offered for their psychoactive effect.
Consequences if caught: Selling, supplying, importing or advertising LSA/ergine (or seeds marketed for their psychoactive effect) under the 2010 Act carries up to 5 years' imprisonment on indictment; simple possession of the ornamental seeds is not in itself an offence under the Act, which targets supply and commerce rather than the seed as a plant.
If prescribed / medical: No medical or prescription use; ergine/LSA has no authorised therapeutic status in Ireland.
Documentation: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 — general prohibition on the sale, supply, importation and advertisement of psychoactive substances not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts; the blanket provision catches the LSA compound while ornamental seeds are gray-market.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

LSD

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is individually scheduled (Schedule 1) under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and its Regulations; caught by the named schedule, not the 2010 blanket NPS Act. NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 1: trafficking up to life imprisonment; possession criminal.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 1 — no recognised medical use, no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import of a Schedule 1 controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

MDMA

Legal status: Controlled drug under Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 — possession criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply up to life (Sec 15)
Consequences if caught: As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Possession of a controlled drug other than cannabis (Sec 3) carries a fine and/or up to 12 months (summary) or up to 7 years (on indictment). Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is caught by the cathinone generic definition scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 2011); the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 also applies, and control is reinforced by EU Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and supply carry Misuse of Drugs Act penalties, with the CJ(PS) Act 2010 covering unscheduled psychoactives. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Ireland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled substance; do not carry.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is an authorised prescription-only medicine, not a controlled drug: it holds an HPRA marketing authorisation under the Medicinal Products Regulations and is not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
Consequences if caught: Memantine carries no Misuse of Drugs penalty; supplying this prescription medicine without authorisation is a medicines-law offence rather than a drug-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's dementia.
Documentation: Memantine products appear on the HPRA list of authorised human medicines; travellers carry them lawfully with a prescription.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — GENERIC + BLANKET. Mephedrone is caught by the generic cathinone control added to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 by S.I. 199/2010 (11 May 2010), and separately by the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010.
Consequences if caught: Controlled drug plus blanket PSA offences: possession and supply prosecuted; no death penalty in Ireland.
If prescribed / medical: Controlled drug with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a controlled drug also covered by the PSA blanket ban.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a Schedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 — full narcotic control, dispensed under the national Methadone Treatment Protocol and central Treatment List.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession is an offence (up to 7 years on indictment); supply carries far higher penalties (up to life).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for OST via specialist clinics and Level 1/2 GPs (supervised, then take-home).
Documentation: Ireland is outside the Schengen carry scheme — carry a multilingual doctor's/INCB certificate; confirm with the HPRA before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Controlled drug under Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 — possession criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply up to life (Sec 15)
Consequences if caught: As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Possession of a controlled drug other than cannabis (Sec 3) carries a fine and/or up to 12 months (summary) or up to 7 years (on indictment). Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — methylone is caught by the GENERIC cathinone definition brought under the Misuse of Drugs Acts by the 2010 controlled-drug regulations (SI 199/2010); the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 is a blanket backstop. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and supply offences under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Schedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 + Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful possession (s.3) fine and/or up to 12 months; possession for supply (s.15) up to life.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Mitragynine

Legal status: Mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations: the alkaloids are the named controlled entity and whole-leaf kratom is caught because it contains them, so the two are controlled together (no separate isolate carve-out).
Consequences if caught: Schedule 1 production, supply or possession is an offence carrying imprisonment; trafficking penalties are far higher.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — Schedule 1 signifies no recognised medical use for kratom's alkaloids in Ireland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 1 controlled drug.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Modafinil

Legal status: Prescription-only medicine (HPRA) — NOT a controlled drug (not in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations).
Consequences if caught: Prescription-medicine offence only.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription-only medicine; carry the original prescription for a personal supply.
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a Schedule 2 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017.
Consequences if caught: Possession up to 7 years (indictable); supply up to life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 2 controlled drug for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: Ireland is outside the Schengen certificate scheme — carry a multilingual doctor's certificate and prescription with original labelled packaging (roughly a 3-month supply).

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

MXE

Legal status: MXE (methoxetamine) is controlled across the EU, and therefore in Ireland, under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1875 (8 October 2015), which obliged member states to subject MXE to control and criminal penalties; Ireland brings it within its Misuse of Drugs controlled-substances regime, reinforced by the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 blanket ban on sale of psychoactive substances.
Consequences if caught: Supply and possession of MXE as a controlled/psychoactive substance are criminal offences carrying imprisonment and fines under the Misuse of Drugs Acts and the 2010 psychoactive-substances legislation.
If prescribed / medical: MXE has no authorised medicinal use in Ireland and is not prescribable.
Documentation: No legal retail or pharmacy channel exists; MXE bought online is an illicit import liable to seizure.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nicotine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Nitrous oxide is not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, but its sale for a psychoactive purpose is an offence under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which prohibits selling, importing or exporting nitrous oxide where it is intended to have a psychoactive effect on inhalation; medical, catering and industrial supply is lawful.
Consequences if caught: Selling or supplying nitrous oxide for inhalation is a psychoactive-substances offence (up to 5 years on indictment); simple personal possession is not itself criminalised. No death penalty (non-DP).
If prescribed / medical: Nitrous oxide is a lawful medical/anaesthetic gas and food additive (E942); legitimate healthcare and catering supply is unaffected.
Documentation: Catering canisters are legally sold for food use; large canisters trafficked for inhalation are seized in bulk at Dublin and Rosslare ports and prosecuted under the 2010 Act.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a Schedule 2 controlled drug (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017) — a marketed strong opioid.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession up to 7 years on indictment; supply up to life.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 2 controlled drug meeting CD prescription requirements.
Documentation: Ireland is outside the Schengen certificate scheme for this — carry a multilingual doctor's certificate/prescription and original packaging (HPRA guidance).

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Peyote

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Phenibut

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — Ireland controls MDMA as a scheduled controlled drug and ketamine as a Schedule 3 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017), and the Act reaches any preparation containing a controlled drug. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled detected component.
Consequences if caught: Possession is criminal (Sec 3, up to 7 years on indictment); supply carries up to life imprisonment (Sec 15), applied by reference to whichever constituent is detected.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of the mixture; ketamine is a Schedule 3 prescribed medicine, while MDMA has no marketed medical use.
Documentation: Sold as an unregulated party powder; because the makeup varies batch to batch, purchasers cannot know its constituents, so legal exposure under the Misuse of Drugs Act is unknowable at purchase.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Poppers

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a prescription-only medicine (POM) in Ireland and — unlike the neighbouring UK — has NOT been placed in the controlled-drug schedules of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, so ordinary prescription rules apply despite documented misuse and repeated calls for reclassification.
Consequences if caught: Supply without authorisation is a medicines offence; there is no controlled-drug possession offence for pregabalin because it sits outside the Misuse of Drugs schedules.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed and dispensed as an ordinary prescription-only medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — carry a personal supply with the original prescription in original packaging; standard POM rules apply.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is an authorised prescription-only medicine, not a controlled drug: Seroquel and quetiapine generics are nationally authorised (harmonised via the EMA Article-30 referral) and are not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts or Regulations.
Consequences if caught: Quetiapine carries no Misuse of Drugs penalty; supplying this prescription medicine without authorisation is a medicines-law offence rather than a drug-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; dispensed only on prescription.
Documentation: Quetiapine is a nationally authorised human medicine in the EMA referral annex covering Ireland; travellers carry it lawfully with a prescription.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Controlled by blanket NPS law. Salvia divinorum is not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts; it is caught by the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, which makes it an offence to sell, supply, import or export any psychoactive substance for human consumption. Mechanism: BLANKET NPS (salvia is a general psychoactive substance, not individually scheduled).
Consequences if caught: Advertising, selling, supplying, importing or exporting salvia for human consumption is an offence under the 2010 Act; the ban ended open head-shop sale of salvia.
If prescribed / medical: Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A have no authorised medical use in Ireland and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful commercial import route for consumption; salvia supplied for human consumption is caught by the 2010 Act.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamine (hyoscine) is an authorised prescription/pharmacy medicine, not a controlled drug: hyoscine products hold HPRA marketing authorisations under the Medicinal Products Regulations and are not scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts.
Consequences if caught: Hyoscine carries no Misuse of Drugs penalty; supplying a prescription medicine without authorisation is a medicines-law offence, not a drug-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Hyoscine hydrobromide (motion sickness, premedication, palliative secretions) and hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan, for spasm) are dispensed as pharmacy/prescription products.
Documentation: Hyoscine products appear on the HPRA register of authorised human medicines; travellers carry them lawfully with a prescription or dispensing label.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Synthetic cannabinoids are caught by a generic definition scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, extended by SI orders since 2011), and the blanket Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 independently criminalises the sale/supply of any psychoactive synthetic cannabinoid not otherwise scheduled.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; possession and supply carry Misuse of Drugs Act penalties, with the CJ(PS) Act 2010 covering unscheduled psychoactives. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Ireland.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for controlled synthetic cannabinoids; do not carry.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a prescription-only medicine (POM) in Ireland; it is not placed in the controlled-drug schedules of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, so ordinary prescription rules apply rather than controlled-drug import limits.
Consequences if caught: Supply without authorisation is a medicines offence; there is no controlled-drug possession offence for tramadol as it sits outside the MDR schedules.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed and dispensed as an ordinary prescription-only medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — carry a personal supply with the original prescription in original packaging; standard POM rules apply.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam is in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 (S.I. 173/2017); since 2017 possession without a prescription is criminalised.
Consequences if caught: Possession without a prescription is an offence; supply or trafficking carries far higher penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 Part 1 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: Ireland is outside Schengen — personal import needs a valid prescription (roughly ≤3-month supply) in original labelled packaging.

Source · Updated 2026-07-13

Xylazine

Legal status: Not confirmed — status not individually verified; confirm with Ireland's authorities (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977) / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named in the cited Irish sources (Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended) — do NOT assume it is permitted; verify before travel. As of 2026 possession is a CRIMINAL offence; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee RECOMMENDED repealing Section 3 to decriminalize personal possession — this is a RECOMMENDATION, NOT law, and is NOT enacted. Confirm the current status before travel. Sale or supply (Sec 15) carries up to life imprisonment; for drugs worth more than €13,000 a presumptive 10-year minimum applies (Sec 15A). A Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion scheme exists for some first-time personal possession.
If prescribed / medical: If a controlled medicine, carry the prescription and confirm with Irish authorities / your embassy (see documentation).
Documentation: Possession remains a criminal offence as of 2026; a June 2026 Oireachtas Joint Committee recommended decriminalizing personal possession, but this is NOT enacted — confirm the current status before relying on it. Garda adult-cautioning / health-diversion exists for some first-time personal possession. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Source · Updated 2026-06-26

Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, scheduled as a Schedule 4 psychotropic prescription hypnotic that transposes the 1971 Convention Schedule IV listing of zolpidem.
Consequences if caught: Unlawful supply of this scheduled hypnotic is an offence under the Misuse of Drugs legislation; a prescribed personal supply held with a prescription is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed short-term for insomnia as a controlled Schedule 4 medicine subject to record-keeping.
Documentation: A traveller carries prescribed zolpidem with the prescription; personal-use import for treatment is permitted within the schedule limits.

Source · Updated 2026-07-14

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