Drugs project in gang-hit community faces closure

Sisters Jackie and Gwen McKenna set up the Family Addiction Support Network over 20 years ago. Picture: Moya Nolan

A family drug project working across the north-east, including in gang-hit Drogheda, is on the verge of closing after more than 20 years because of what it says is a continuing funding crisis.

The Family Addiction Support Network (FASN) was cited as one of the key local drug projects in Drogheda in both the Geiran report into the drugs crisis in the town and the follow-on Government implementation plan, which was published last month.