News

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16th June 2015
Heroin dealing in Cork to be targetedGardaí are planning further undercover anti-heroin operations in Cork City following Operation Emerson which led to the recent arrest of 23 street dealers.
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15th June 2015
All-Ireland approach to dealing with addiction needed - McLaughlinSinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin has said an all-Ireland approach to dealing with addiction is needed in the north west.
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15th June 2015
Ketamine use is on the rise in Ireland – who’s using it and where does it come from?Last week Gardai discovered more than €1 million worth of ketamine in Dublin and Kildare in the largest seizure of this substance in Irish history.
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15th June 2015
New cases of HIV hit highest levels in five yearsNew HIV cases have reached their highest point in five years — with a record number of infections among gay men and a major increase among injecting drug users.
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12th June 2015
Doctors urge ban on alcohol sports fundingA doctors’ group has called for an immediate ban on alcohol sports sponsorship.
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12th June 2015
European opioid users are ‘ageing cohort’The average age of opioid users entering treatment in Europe increased by five years between 2006 and 2013, a new report has revealed.
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11th June 2015
Heroin swoop impact on supply ‘will be significant’Separate operations in Cork, Dublin, and Wexford will have a “significant impact” on the supply of heroin, according to senior gardaí.
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11th June 2015
IMO to launch proposals to combat substance and alcohol abuseThe Irish Medical Organisation is calling for “sensible and workable” measures to deal with drug abuse.
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10th June 2015
Decline in problem drinking casesThe number of people being treated for medical issues caused by alcohol continues to fall, according to figures.
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10th June 2015
These counties have the highest numbers of people treated for alcohol abuseFigures published show a drop in the number of cases of alcohol abuse in Ireland.