Benefits of new legal drug injection centre 'outweigh risks'

Preparing drugs on teaspoon and a syringe on dark background with reflection

The benefits of having a legal drug injection centre “outweigh” potential negative effects, the country’s top planning body has concluded.

In the latest twist in a long-running battle to implement successive government policy, An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to the country’s first-ever drug injection facility.