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Gardaí fear impact from collapse in heroin production
Gardaí fear impact from collapse in heroin production
Dramatic fall in opium production in Afghanistan could be filled by ramped-up manufacture of synthetic opioids, which are far more powerful than heroin

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use
Politicians 'must show courage to oversee decriminalisation of drugs'
Paul Reid says Oireachtas and Government must work out how to implement the recommendations of the Citizen's Assembly on Drugs Use

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Memorial for opiod overdose victims of Broome County, New York
Collapse in heroin production may cause new wave of deadly opioids
The Taliban clampdown, and Irish gangs' new links with Mexican cartels could precipitate an avalanche of deadly opioids in Europe including Ireland 

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Heroin is main drug found in syringes collected from drug projects
Heroin is main drug found in syringes collected from drug projects
National Drug Treatment Centre analysis in found seven categories of drugs in the syringes, involving a total of 26 different substances

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

HSE to form group to tackle rise in drug overdoses linked to synthetic opiates
HSE to form group to tackle rise in drug overdoses linked to synthetic opiates
While the overdoses in Cork and Dublin have so far been non-fatal, in Britain there have been at least 54 deaths in the past six months linked to nitazenes

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023

17 drug overdoses in Cork in 10 days linked to nitazene
17 drug overdoses in Cork in 10 days linked to nitazene
12 of the overdoses took place between Wednesday, December 6, and Tuesday, December 12, a further five occurred up to Friday

Sat, 16 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: EU passes first law regulating artificial intelligence 
Irish Examiner view: EU passes first law regulating artificial intelligence 
EU bans real-time surveillance and biometric tech with three exceptions: Threats of terrorist attacks, searches for victims, and prosecuting serious crime

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Warning of 'extreme risk' to Cork heroin users as eight non-fatal overdoses reported in 36 hours
Warning of 'extreme risk' to Cork heroin users as eight non-fatal overdoses reported in 36 hours
The HSE and FSI are carrying out and analysis to identify the exact composition of this substance

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

Drugs Illustration
Warning issued as number of heroin overdoses reported in Dublin rises to 54 
A number of overdoses occurred in Dublin city this morning as the HSE warned of an 'increased risk at present'

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

Drug-debt enforcers 'terrorising families in every county'
Drug-debt enforcers 'terrorising families in every county'
Senior garda says people across every part of Irish society are being forced into sex work, forced to work as dealers, or forced to pay drug gangs hundreds of thousands of euro

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

EU report: Double whammy of high purity and new chemicals pose unknown risk to drug users
EU report: Double whammy of high purity and new chemicals pose unknown risk to drug users
Ireland has the highest usage rates for cocaine in the EU and second highest MDMA (ecstasy) rates

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Lisbon visit gives Cork officials positive insight into supervised injection facilities
Lisbon visit gives Cork officials positive insight into supervised injection facilities
Bopping his head happily to music on his headphones, a young man calmly cleans his arm, draws a syringe full of heroin and plunges the needle into his veins.

Sun, 21 May, 2023

Supervised injection centre being considered to protect Cork City drug users
Supervised injection centre being considered to protect Cork City drug users
A medically supervised injection centre may be considered for Cork after a delegation from Cork City Council, the HSE and An Garda Síochána there.

Sun, 21 May, 2023

Dublin man accused of having heroin worth €20,000 for sale in Cork
Dublin man accused of having heroin worth €20,000 for sale in Cork
There was no objection to the accused being remanded on bail but the one condition of his bail relates to staying out of Cork

Fri, 14 Apr, 2023

Drugs Illustration
Corkman with '10 bags a day' heroin addiction denies biting garda
The accused also claimed that most of his alleged €2,150 heroin stash at his home was a cooking powder used for mixing the drug

Fri, 14 Apr, 2023

Cork councillors to visit supervised injection centres in Lisbon on fact-finding mission
Cork councillors to visit supervised injection centres in Lisbon on fact-finding mission
Councillors, gardaí, and HSE officials will visit the centres in Portugal to examine options for similar facilities in Cork

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

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Celtic Tiger restaurateur Marcus Sweeney 'up to his oxters' in organised crime
The Cab alleged EWM purchased the land for €102,000 using, in part, cash from unknown sources, another investment company and from an innocent investor

Fri, 20 Jan, 2023

Benefits of new legal drug injection centre 'outweigh risks'
Benefits of new legal drug injection centre 'outweigh risks'
An Bord Pleanála has given planning approval for the country's first-ever injection centre, to be located in Dublin

Mon, 02 Jan, 2023

Cork woman risked her health swallowing heroin to transport it to Cork
Cork woman risked her health swallowing heroin to transport it to Cork
Addict was under control of man who travelled with her on train

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022

Cork pensioner, 73, caught by gardaí as he was about to smoke heroin
Cork pensioner, 73, caught by gardaí as he was about to smoke heroin
 A 73-year-old pensioner was caught as he prepared to smoke heroin at Blackrock village in Cork.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

Drugs Illustration
Dubliner admits transporting €34k worth of heroin to Cork 
Detection was part of ongoing operation where gardaí monitor passengers coming into city from the capital

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
One of Cork's 'main suppliers of heroin' has sentence reduced after cancer diagnosis
The court in June 2021 heard that John O'Leary was probably dealing in drugs "every day" for a 10-year period

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

Drug Use in West Midlands, England
'Significant decline' in problem opioid use among young Irish adults, research finds
Researchers estimated there were 730 individuals aged 15-24 with problem opioid use in 2019

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
'I’m not going to kill myself or anyone,' says Cork heroin addict in bail application
The 47-year-old man has an almost 30-year heroin addiction

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Prisoner
Men found with heroin in Cork car park known to be frequented by drug users
Both accused men found with €25 worth of heroin on different dates in the same car park, court heard

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

Global drugs survey
Sarah Harte: Radical change of penal policy needed as we are losing war on drugs
The relationship between alcohol and cocaine has seen the use of the illegal narcotic rocket in this country, bringing more and more people to the attention of the law, especially young people, where strict punishments mean many lives are ruined. Sarah Harte questions our strategy to defeat illegal drugs and if there is a better alternative.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
Heroin dealer with 'an aversion to needles' jailed in Cork for having €30k of drug in attic
The judge imposed a sentence of four years with half of it suspended

Mon, 23 May, 2022

A drug syringe and a spoon with cooked heroin
Woman hid €12k of heroin on her person on flight from England to Cork
The crime happened 12 years ago when she was a drug addict

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Cork City retailers remove foil-wrapped products from shelves after surge in heroin use
Cork City retailers remove foil-wrapped products from shelves after surge in heroin use
One shop has also stopped wrapping deli products in tinfoil after it emerged that heroin users were using it to prepare the drug for consumption.

Fri, 20 May, 2022

Alcohol dangers
Gardaí investigating Limerick drug traffickers seize heroin worth €1.3m
A man in his 40s was arrested after officers searched another location

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

No bail for Youghal drug addict accused of bringing heroin to Cork on train to sell
No bail for Youghal drug addict accused of bringing heroin to Cork on train to sell
His solicitor said: “He comes across as a very gentle soul – fragile enough in that he is very concerned about the prospect of going into custody.” 

Sat, 08 Jan, 2022

Drugs Illustration
'Heroin makes slaves of addicts,' says judge as she jails Youghal drug dealer
The accused said his addiction was “crippling, my money goes full out on drugs."

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Four years for man caught in Cork at Covid checkpoint with €70k of heroin
Four years for man caught in Cork at Covid checkpoint with €70k of heroin
The backpack containing €70,000 worth of heroin also had documentation in it with the defendant’s name on it

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

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Inability to remember aunt's name leads to jail for Cork heroin addict
Gardaí boarded the bus at a Covid checkpoint and the defendant "could not think of the name for the aunt he said he was visiting" when asked

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

Man charged in €35k heroin case after sniffer dog alerts gardaí at Cork train station
Man charged in €35k heroin case after sniffer dog alerts gardaí at Cork train station
The wheelchair user from Dublin was granted bail and told to stay out of Cork city and county with the exception of court appearances

Mon, 30 Aug, 2021

Heroin worth €12.3m seized at Rosslare 
Heroin seizure: Gardaí and Revenue trying to establish who is behind massive haul 
The consignment – with an estimated street value of €12.3m – was uncovered by Revenue at Rosslare port based on intelligence they had gathered

Fri, 06 Aug, 2021

Drug-dealer jailed after gardaí find heroin and cocaine in Cork house raid
Drug-dealer jailed after gardaí find heroin and cocaine in Cork house raid
Most of the drug was found on a windowsill, but 13 deals of heroin were also found in the man's sock

Wed, 28 Jul, 2021

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Thursday TV Tips: Son brings home tonnes of manure from work — will it help create an award-winning garden?
— plus a look at a new synthetic drug, 100 times stronger than heroin, that is killing more than gun crime, homicide and car accidents combined

Thu, 22 Jul, 2021

Man pleads guilty to dealing Benzodiazepine tablets outside Cork's GPO
Man pleads guilty to dealing Benzodiazepine tablets outside Cork's GPO
The court heard the 30-year-old has "turned a corner... and has done everything one would expect to get out of addiction."

Tue, 20 Jul, 2021

Drugs Illustration
Man and woman accused of dealing heroin in Cork given 'unusual' bail condition
Defence solicitor, Frank Buttimer, said: “It is a bit of a story.” 

Thu, 15 Jul, 2021

Drug addiction, syringe and cooked heroin on spoon
Permission for drug injection facility near school rejected
Mr Justice Simons said one of the striking features of the proposed development was that it was to be located adjacent to a primary school

Thu, 15 Jul, 2021

Cork heroin dealer admits charge just before trial starts
Cork heroin dealer admits charge just before trial starts
The €13,000 value of the heroin allows for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years unless there are exceptional circumstances

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

Injection centre near primary school expects to serve 100 drug users a day, court told
Injection centre near primary school expects to serve 100 drug users a day, court told
Merchants Quay Ireland claims international evidence points to the need to locate such facilities where potential clients are based

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Feb 8, 2021
Man claims €70k of heroin found in gear bag on Cork-Limerick road is not his
Detective Garda Long testified during the bail application that when the bag was found there was documentation in it with the defendant’s name on it

Fri, 28 May, 2021

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