#Drugs Crisis

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Man in critical condition after drone delivers dangerous drugs to Midlands Prison
Man in critical condition after drone delivers dangerous drugs to Midlands Prison
The drugs, which were in tablet form, were dropped in the D-yard of the Co Laois prison on Friday, sources said

Sat, 19 Sep, 2026

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
Judge refuses bail again for Cork man charged with dealing drugs
Gardaí objected as they believed that the accused would deal more drugs if released

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Man admits eight charges in Cork connected to €120k drug seizure and money-laundering
Man admits eight charges in Cork connected to €120k drug seizure and money-laundering
Gardaí had uncovered €70,000 worth of cannabis and €49,000 worth of cocaine in February

Thu, 17 Sep, 2026

'No data' on whether drug prevention lessons are being taught in schools
'No data' on whether drug prevention lessons are being taught in schools
Health Research Board research said there was no data available on the extent to which the Social Personal Health Education  is 'actually delivered'

Wed, 16 Sep, 2026

Young Cork man flees custody as he is being brought to court
Young Cork man flees custody as he is being brought to court
The accused said about his attempted escape: 'I didn’t know where I was going or what I was doing.'

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Man Buying Drugs On The Street
Additional funding for national drug-related intimidation programme 
The Drug Related Intimidation and Violence Engagement (Drive) project published its first data report last May

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll
Court to serve book of evidence on Cork man accused of possessing €500k worth of cannabis
Daniel Kelleher was remanded in custody until October 12

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Drug Court 'should remove rigid abstinence conditions'
Drug Court 'should remove rigid abstinence conditions'
External evaluation also urges court to exclude people charged with possession or other minor drug-related offences

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Vapes ban
S The fake Cork vape shops sending strangers to innocent people’s front doors
Unsuspecting residents have found their homes listed online as businesses selling illegal drugs through encrypted messaging services

Sun, 13 Sep, 2026

'We were the perfect, happy, family,' says Cork man accused of stabbing wife and daughter
'We were the perfect, happy, family,' says Cork man accused of stabbing wife and daughter
The 42-year-old cried in court as he said: 'I would like to apologise to my family for the hurt and pain I caused the people I loved. From the bottom of my heart. The horrible disease of addiction changed my life.'

Thu, 10 Sep, 2026

Drugs Illustration
HSE warns of high-strength ecstasy and ‘copycat pills’ ahead of District X festival
HSE drug checking will operate at District X as health officials monitor high-strength MDMA, synthetic cathinones and PMA/PMMA

Thu, 10 Sep, 2026

Passenger accused of having €1m worth of cocaine at Cork Airport remanded in custody
Passenger accused of having €1m worth of cocaine at Cork Airport remanded in custody
He is to be remanded in custody for four weeks to allow time for forensic analysis of the stash

Wed, 09 Sep, 2026

'The fright of my life': Mother speaks out after son, 5, picks up syringe with drugs near Cork playground 
'The fright of my life': Mother speaks out after son, 5, picks up syringe with drugs near Cork playground 
“I got the fright of my life, put him into the car and brought him straight up to Cork University Hospital (CUH)," Jade Millar said. 

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

Cork and Kerry 'dual diagnosis' drug and mental health hub supports 250 people
Cork and Kerry 'dual diagnosis' drug and mental health hub supports 250 people
The centre at Heron House in Blackpool provides specialist multidisciplinary support for people experiencing both mental health difficulties and substance use disorders

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

A small pile of white powder on a dark surface
Gardaí and Colombian police sign co-operation pact to thwart growing cocaine trade
The Kinahan crime cartel also has deep contacts in Colombia and other Irish gangs have representatives there

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Racist and homophobic abuse, drug taking and brawling among complaints on Cork trains
Racist and homophobic abuse, drug taking and brawling among complaints on Cork trains
Freedom of Information records reveal complaints about drunken disorder, racist and homophobic abuse, intimidation and suspected drug taking

Fri, 04 Sep, 2026

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
Two appear in court charged with possessing €210k worth of heroin at house in Cork City
The 60-year-old man was granted bail but the 43-year-old woman was remanded in custody

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Man questioned by gardaí after €1.2m drugs seizure at Cork Airport
Man questioned by gardaí after €1.2m drugs seizure at Cork Airport
Revenue said the man was stopped on Monday as a result of routine profiling in Cork Airport

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

A male patient consults with a doctor about prostate cancer or some other disease.
Irish Examiner view: Drug diversion scheme is overdue and flawed but still welcome
Gardaí can now give someone caught in possession of drugs for personal use the option of a health intervention instead of being charged and brought before the courts

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Groups piloting tools to test street drugs to identify new and dangerous substances
Groups piloting tools to test street drugs to identify new and dangerous substances
Ana Liffey Drug Project's annual report points to new and potent drugs and increasing homelessness

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

drug syringe and cooked heroin on spoon. drug addict problem and therapy concept
Ireland's first drug diversion scheme begins nationwide after seven-year wait
HSE is 'geared up' for around 7,000 people to be referred to it by gardaí

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge
Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge
Festival-goers on both sides of border warned of harmful effects of mixing drugs

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

‘Sizeable quantity’ of drugs found buried at Creamfields festival site
‘Sizeable quantity’ of drugs found buried at Creamfields festival site
Up to 80,000 music fans are expected at the annual event which takes place in Daresbury area of Cheshire, England from Thursday to Monday.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Pentonville Prison stock
Limited action on 2022 report on mental health, addiction, and prison
Implementation of taskforce recommendations still awaited

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Two arrested after €100,000 cocaine seizure in Roscommon
Two arrested after €100,000 cocaine seizure in Roscommon
The seizure was made during a Garda operation targeting an organised crime group based in Sligo over the August bank holiday weekend

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

MV Matthew: Drug ship sold for $1 could have been worth €3.36m
MV Matthew: Drug ship sold for $1 could have been worth €3.36m
Ship at the centre of Ireland's largest drugs bust could have realised millions of euro — but apparently nobody told Revenue

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

Two men arrested as gardaí seize €233,000 worth of cannabis in Galway
Two men arrested as gardaí seize €233,000 worth of cannabis in Galway
Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit conducted searches of two residences in Galway on Saturday

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

Addiction treatment centre records 'shocking' rise in crack cocaine addicts made up mainly of women
Addiction treatment centre records 'shocking' rise in crack cocaine addicts made up mainly of women
Coolmine CEO Pauline McKeown said addicts 'would be self-medicating through the use of crack cocaine to cover up depression, anxiety, parental stress'

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide: The endless days on Cork city's streets
S Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide: The endless days on Cork city's streets
Donal O'Keeffe examines addiction, homelessness and rough sleeping as calls grow for expanded support services across Cork city

Sun, 09 Aug, 2026

Homelessness On The Rise In New York
Michael Moynihan: The evidence is there. The urgency is there. Where is Cork's injection facility?
Evidence from Dublin's pilot and Cork's rising drug deaths strengthens the case for faster delivery of supervised injection services

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Cork needs a safe injecting facility
Irish Examiner view: Cork needs a safe injecting facility
People using hard drugs have been overpowered by an addiction so strong that they are completely oblivious to their surroundings

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Two arrested as revenue seizes €11.5m worth of cocaine and cannabis at Dublin Port
Two arrested as revenue seizes €11.5m worth of cocaine and cannabis at Dublin Port
Three separate operations involving detector dogs, x-ray scanners and intelligence-led searches also resulted in two arrests and a cash seizure

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Gardaí seize almost €600,000 in drugs as man charged in Cork investigation
Gardaí seize almost €600,000 in drugs as man charged in Cork investigation
Cocaine and cannabis were recovered during searches in Cobh and Cork city as part of an ongoing drugs investigation

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026

Cocaine in plastic packet on black background
Cocaine in more than half of positive roadside tests last year
The director of the National Bureau of Road Safety said: 'The frequent finding of combinations of drugs and drugs with alcohol remains of enormous concern'

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Criminal gangs targeting smaller ports to smuggle cocaine into Europe
Criminal gangs targeting smaller ports to smuggle cocaine into Europe
Irish and EU authorities warn organised crime is adapting smuggling routes as cocaine seizures continue to dominate Europe's ports

Sat, 18 Jul, 2026

Case against Cork man accused of dealing 'pink cocaine' adjourned for two weeks
Case against Cork man accused of dealing 'pink cocaine' adjourned for two weeks
The drugs were allegedly thrown out the window of a caravan in the garden of a house being searched by gardaí, the court heard

Wed, 15 Jul, 2026

Firearms seized
Gardaí seize 11 firearms including machine guns from Polish gang
Gang is suspected of offering 'services' to Irish gangs from selling firearms to collecting debts

Sun, 12 Jul, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll
District court judge refuses jurisdiction for €500k drugs case in Cork
The 24-year-old man was remanded in custody by Judge David Waters until July 23

Fri, 10 Jul, 2026

Cork gardaí charge man with possession of €1.6m worth of cannabis
Cork gardaí charge man with possession of €1.6m worth of cannabis
The defendant indicated that he was not making an application for bail

Tue, 07 Jul, 2026

Made by man and mother nature
Man, 30s, arrested in Cork after €1.6m cannabis seizure
Intelligence-led operation involved Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit, and Revenue Customs Service

Mon, 06 Jul, 2026

Justice minister clashes with Dáil committee over proposed decriminalisation of drugs
Justice minister clashes with Dáil committee over proposed decriminalisation of drugs
Jim O’Callaghan told Oireachtas Drugs Committee he was of the 'strong view' decriminalisation would 'increase the public use of drugs'

Fri, 03 Jul, 2026

Cocaine in plastic packet on black background
Mick Clifford: Contrasting reactions to drug use and Traveller health reports shows our prejudices
The tortured tone of the debate over the Oireachtas drugs report is in complete contrast with the wanton silence around a report on Traveller health, writes Mick Clifford

Thu, 02 Jul, 2026

Drug Abuse
Cork man hid cocaine in his mouth while being processed at garda station, court hears
Judge orders probation report and random drug tests after accused admitted possessing cocaine at Bandon Garda Station

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026

Ministers insist they back previous drugs decriminalisation recommendations
Ministers insist they back previous drugs decriminalisation recommendations
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and James Lawless reiterated support for the measure, despite reservations expressed by Simon Harris and Jim O’Callaghan

Mon, 29 Jun, 2026

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