News

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20th October 2015
Drink driving legislation most challenged criminal law‘It’s like the Grand National. There are dozens of hurdles. Hit any and the case can fall’
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20th October 2015
RSA ‘extremely disappointed’ at drink-driving conviction rateReview of road traffic legislation needed to clamp down on loopholes, Liz O’Donnell says
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20th October 2015
UN poised to call for decriminalisation of drugs, says BransonA United Nations body plans to urge governments around the world to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, tycoon Richard Branson said last night.
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19th October 2015
Drugs.ie Launch Let’s Talk about Drugs Youth Media Awards 2106Miriam O’Callaghan officially launched the 2016 Drugs.ie ‘Lets Talk about Drugs’ National Youth Media Awards last week.
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19th October 2015
Dependent cannabis users spending €700 a weekProblematic cannabis users are spending more than €100 a day on the drug and racking up considerable debts, a conference heard yesterday.
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19th October 2015
Relax laws on possession of drugs, urges Dáil committeeThe Oireachtas Justice Committee is preparing to recommend the Government decriminalise the possession of small amounts of all drugs in a bid to alleviate pressure on garda resources and the courts from low level crime.
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19th October 2015
Govt figures show less than half of drink driving cases end in convictionNewly released figures show that just four in ten drink driving cases listed before the District Courts since January 2013 resulted in convictions.
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16th October 2015
PSI Welcomes New Medicines LegislationPSI Welcomes New Medicines Legislation
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15th October 2015
Life-saving drugs can now be given by trained members of the publicThe death of Emma Sloan from an allergic reaction gave a huge impetus to the campaign.
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15th October 2015
Public to be allowed administer more emergency medicinesUnder new laws wider variety of life-saving treatments can be given by trained citizens