Newman charity gives €25k to supply detox beds for drug addicts

PAUL NEWMAN’S charitable legacy has yet again benefited Ireland with a €25,000 cheque to fund much-needed medical detox beds for drug addicts.

Ireland has long had a shortage of these facilities, with just 30 such beds in the country.

This is despite a heroin- using population in excess of 20,000 people, some 9,000 of whom are receiving methadone treatment.