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<p>Olann Kelleher said that because drugs such as fentanyl, are both cheap and highly potent, they could have a terrible impact on the street. Picture: David Keane</p>

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Olann Kelleher is concerned by reports that fentanyl could be used as a replacement for heroin
<p>The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs heard of a court-referral programme in Cork, driven by Judge Olann Kelleher, which saw young cocaine users avoid a criminal conviction in favour of the health intervention programme. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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