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Drugs

    Shotgun, drugs and motorbikes seized in Finglas following suspected pipe-bomb drone attack
    Two men (60s) arrested after seizure of €10 million worth of cannabis in Co Clare
    Dr Chris Luke: It's high time we talked about Ketamine
    Dr Chris Luke
    Three men sentenced for roles in transporting cocaine from Dublin to the North via train
    Woman (20s) arrested after €380,000 worth of cannabis seized at Dublin Airport
    Three arrested as gardaí target organised crime group's alleged involvement with drugs in Cork city
    Multiple arrests made in operation targetting transport of drugs from Spain to Ireland
    Social Prescribing: What is it all about and how can it help our health?
    Liz O'Hagan
    Gardaí arrest two men and seize nearly €2m worth of cocaine and cannabis in Dublin and Louth
    Kerry businessman jailed for 12 years for importing crystal meth
    Less than 3% of drug users in Europe got treatment to help them manage or quit last year
    Residents 'trapped' as new Dublin housing development is 'destroyed' by drug use and vandalism
    “Teenagers are threatening residents, kicking apartment doors, and engaging in theft and vandalism.”
    Four men plead guilty to transporting over two tonnes of cocaine on MV Matthew ship
    Three men arrested after cocaine and cannabis worth €12.8 million seized in Co Laois
    Bulgarian man pleads guilty to possessing €21 million cocaine haul smuggled into Limerick port
    Two men, 20s, arrested during searches in Louth drugs investigation
    Two Filipino sailors charged with conspiracy to import drugs following arrest on cargo ship
    Man arrested after gardaí seize around €400,000 of cannabis in Co Dublin
    Two more men arrested on boat on Shannon Estuary in connection with alleged drug trafficking
    Gardaí believe drugs shipment may be floating in sea off Kerry after botched smuggling drop-off
    Four men arrested on suspicion of assisting organised crime over drugs 'mothership' off Kerry
    Man in his 60s arrested after cannabis worth €360,000 is seized at Dublin Airport
    Man arrested after gardaí seize over €120,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis in Wicklow
    Opinion: We should try to reduce the harm caused by Christmas excess as much as possible
    Michael Ledden & Kathryn Ledden
    Ireland’s first medically supervised injection centre to open, nine years after it was approved
    Service users said they have been “treated like lepers” but will finally have a safe, non-judgemental place to go, Eddie Mullins told us.
    The MSIF was first proposed at Cabinet nine years ago, almost to the day, on 15 December 2015
    Plans for the facility were beset with objections, but it will finally open in the coming days
    Dublin's inner city has been "ravaged by addiction and drug use over many, many years", MQI CEO Eddie Mullins said
    Brazilian woman jailed for attempting to smuggle €83,000 worth of cocaine into Ireland
    Three arrested after multiple pipe bombs and drugs stash seized in Galway
    'This will save lives' - Ireland's first supervised drug injection centre to open this December
    Two arrested after gardaí seize over €500,000 worth of drugs in Limerick
    Three men arrested as drugs, Rolex watches and Range Rover seized by gardaí in Galway
    Soldier charged over cocaine found in barracks must wait until next year for DPP directions
    Former Soviet fighter pilot jailed for flying €8.4 million worth of heroin into Dublin
    Over €200,000 worth of cocaine seized at Dublin Airport
    Revenue detector dogs find €7.5 million worth of illicit and illegal contraband in Dublin
    Teen charged with gun possession released despite ‘concern’ for others as detention centre full
    Drones with 'flaming packages' being used to burn through prison nets and deliver drugs
    The drones are flown from nearby roads and fields with the burning package carried beneath the remote-controlled craft.
    Medical Council suggests controls needed on widely used prescription drug
    Cocaine worth €70,000 seized in Limerick city
    More than 400 kilos of cannabis with estimated street value of €8.5 million seized in Dublin
    Man (50s) arrested after €2.5 million worth of cocaine seized at Rosslare Europort
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