Seven teens in school uniforms before court on heroin charges in one day

SEVEN teenagers in school uniform appeared before a provincial court on heroin possession charges in a single day, according to the judge presiding over the cases.

Judge Mary Martin, highlighting what she believes are the highly-destructive effects of hard drugs, said there were children as young as 13 on heroin.

On one day this year Judge Martin was on the bench of Portlaoise Juvenile Court when she had to deal with the seven cases.