Standoff as drugs task force fights suspension by Department of Health

The North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force has called on minister Frank Feighan to reverse its decision to suspend the body. 

An unprecedented standoff has emerged between a local drugs task force and the Department of Health after the department suddenly suspended the body.

The North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force (NICDATF) said the department had alleged “governance shortcomings” in the organisation, a charge the task force completely rejects.