# Drugs
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January
January 2024
Smithfield
Man arrested as gardaí seize €300,000 worth of heroin in Dublin apartment search
27 Jan
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assembly's final report
Ireland has 'once in a generation' chance to decriminalise personal drug use, Paul Reid says
A special Oireachtas committee will be established to examine the Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations, Drugs Minister Hildegarde Naughton confirmed.
The Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use today published its final report
The document includes 36 recommendations to overhaul Ireland's drug policy and establish a more health-led approach
A special Oireachtas committee will be set up to examine the report and suggest new legislation
Órla Ryan
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25 Jan
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Tuam
Galway councillor and former TD Colm Keaveney accused of driving under the influence of cocaine
23 Jan
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County Carlow
Gardaí launch investigation into disappearance of seized drugs from garda station
It is understood that a quantity of cannabis, believed to be in the region of €100,000, went missing from a room in the station in recent days.
19 Jan
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chemsex
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
Chemsex – using drugs like G to enhance and prolong sex – has become more common in Ireland in recent years.
GHB or GBL is used socially and for the purposes of chemsex
The drug is highly addictive and its potency varies widely
Every year dozens of people seek help to detox from G at the Club Drugs Clinic in Dublin
Órla Ryan
15 Jan
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THE MORNING LEAD
HSE forms national 'red alert' team after clusters of drug overdoses in Dublin and Cork
Each HSE region will be asked to form their own localised response teams in case dangerous batches end up on the market in their area.
Eoghan Dalton
7 Jan
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Addiction
No heroin found among drugs used in recent overdose clusters in Dublin and Cork, HSE finds
4 Jan
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Addiction
Naloxone will be more widely available after helping save lives in recent overdose cases
3 Jan
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Last year
2023
Foynes
Sixth man arrested in connection with €21m drugs seizure on board ship in Limerick
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22 Dec 2023
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Clondalkin
'Vital' addiction support service in Dublin to remain open after campaign by staff and locals
22 Dec 2023
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HSE
Public health concerns over increasing use of ketamine among drug users in Ireland
21 Dec 2023
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Addiction
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
There have been growing concerns in recent weeks about the sale of opioids and other powerful painkillers.
A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
21 Dec 2023
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Limerick
Ship sealed off by armed gardaí at Foynes Port as major cocaine seizure made
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20 Dec 2023
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co wexford
Man arrested as €876,000 worth of cocaine seized at Rosslare Europort
18 Dec 2023
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Wexford
Man arrested as €4.1 million worth of cannabis seized at Rosslare Europort
13 Dec 2023
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nitazene
Number of overdoses linked to synthetic opioid nitazene in Cork city rises to 13
11 Dec 2023
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nitazenes
HSE warns of 'extra risk' to drug users after eight overdoses in Cork in the last 36 hours
8 Dec 2023
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Dublin
Two arrests and €8 million in heroin seized as Gardaí intercept plane at Weston Airport
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1 Dec 2023
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Health Survey
Alcohol consumption levels have decreased in the last five years, survey finds
22 Nov 2023
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Addiction
Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
19 Nov 2023
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Neart Le Chéile
Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
17 Nov 2023
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Drug legalisation
People Before Profit Bill to legalise personal use of cannabis seen as ‘test for Government'
17 Nov 2023
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nitazenes
A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?
Updated
15 Nov 2023
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nitazenes
At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning
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10 Nov 2023
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warning
HSE issues warning after cluster of heroin overdoses in Dublin city today
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9 Nov 2023
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poppy ban
Ireland 'needs to be ready' for increase in fentanyl use amid expected heroin shortage
9 Nov 2023
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Charged
Two men charged following seizure of over €2 million worth of drugs on Friday
6 Nov 2023
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garda annual report
Gardaí recorded over 22,000 incidents of assault last year, report finds
31 Oct 2023
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Dublin Airport
Cannabis herb worth €3.7m seized in Dublin Airport after Canada cargo flight
31 Oct 2023
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Courts
Man charged in connection with €3.2 million cannabis seizure four years ago
21 Oct 2023
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Drug use
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use to vote on key recommendations to Government
21 Oct 2023
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