Two men who stole over €123,000 in life savings from a pensioner were caught “drinking their way through the money” the very next day.

A YOUNG man who was caught with relaxant tablets for sale or supply at a swimming pool car park was given one last chance yesterday to meet the probation service if he wanted to avoid jail.

LIKE it or not, Ireland is awash with drugs.

YOUNG people are increasingly becoming addicted to tranquillisers such as Valium and Xanax — known on the street as “sweets” and “smarties” — and are running up massive debts to buy them.

A FAMILY doctor could be struck off the medical register for allegedly supplying hundreds of euro worth of prescription drugs to known criminals after they subjected her to a campaign of physical and verbal intimidation.

Lost in translation, it could sound like an offer of Xanax, but with new language aids at hospital A&Es, the challenge of treating foreign-language patients is set to be overcome.

'Fall Out Boy' star Pete Wentz suffers from such anxiety whenever he's in public places, he has to pop Xanax pills to avoid freaking out.