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3rd March 2010
Head shops face threat of lawsuits but won’t be closed
Head shops face the prospect of being sued if people suffer adverse effects after using substances bought there—but they will not be shut down.
2nd March 2010
Some drugs face head shop ban
The Government has banned a range of substances being sold as legal highs in so-called head shops, it emerged tonight.
2nd March 2010
Nightclub rapped for advertising ‘test tube’ shots
A nightclub in Dublin has been rapped by drinks watchdog MEAS for selling alcohol in test tubes and using images of young people under 25 years of age in beach-theme promotions.
26th February 2010
South Dublin areas emerge as black spot
Perhaps the most unexpected feature of the Central Statistics Office’s analysis of five-year crime trends is the emergence of parts of affluent south Dublin as a crime black spot for some offences.
26th February 2010
Drug crime increasing faster than all other offences
Drug crime, up 137 per cent, increased at a much higher rate than any other form of criminal activity in the five years from 2004 to 2008.
25th February 2010
Head shop legal highs face ban in crackdown
Action will be taken next month to ban a range of legal highs widely available for purchase over the counter in so-called head shops.
25th February 2010
Head shop products not for consumption but delivered at 4am
Residents in North Dublin have received hand-delivered flyers in their letter boxes advertising “home delivery services” for head shop products.
23rd February 2010
Ministers set for head shops summit
The controversy surrounding so-called head shops and legal highs is to be put under the spotlight by government officials from across Ireland and the UK, it has emerged.
23rd February 2010
Methadone protocol needs to be addressed, inquest told
There is no protocol governing the administration of methadone to people in custody in Garda stations, an inquest into the death of Dwayne Foster heard yesterday.
23rd February 2010
Labour publishes draft Bill on head shops.
Draft legislation aimed at preventing head shops opening across the State without planning permission was published yesterday by the Labour Party.

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