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11th March 2010
Two arrested after Sligo head shop fireTwo men have been arrested in connection with a fire that gutted a head shop and adult store in Sligo town.
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11th March 2010
Self-regulation of alcohol sales is working, says AhernRetailers who fail to adhere to rules on the sale and display of alcohol could lose their licence to sell such drink under legal changes proposed by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern.
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8th March 2010
Heroin blamed for rise in city crime figuresHeroin use has been blamed for a rise in street-level and petty crime in Cork, despite an overall reduction in crime figures.
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8th March 2010
Young drug users wait months for helpA service dealing with young drug users has said addicts are having to wait up to two months for an assessment due to staff shortages.
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4th March 2010
Opposition fears loopholes for legal highsThe government’s decision to ban several substances sold in head shops does not go far enough and will fail to halt the trade in so-called “legal highs”, Opposition parties have warned.
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4th March 2010
Department of Health and Children statement in relation to legislation to be made under Misuse of DrThe Government agreed at its meeting on 2 March 2010 to the commencement of a notification process under Directive 98/34/EC (the “Technical Standards” Directive) as amended by Directive 98/48/EC of the Government’s intention to make a Declaration Order under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 declaring certain substances, products and preparations to be controlled drugs for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Acts, 1977 and 1984.
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3rd March 2010
Head shop legal highs to be outlawedTHE Government is drawing up laws to ban “legal high”” products on sale in head shops throughout the country.
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3rd March 2010
Head shops face threat of lawsuits but won’t be closedHead shops face the prospect of being sued if people suffer adverse effects after using substances bought there—but they will not be shut down.
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2nd March 2010
Some drugs face head shop banThe Government has banned a range of substances being sold as legal highs in so-called head shops, it emerged tonight.
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2nd March 2010
Nightclub rapped for advertising ‘test tube’ shotsA nightclub in Dublin has been rapped by drinks watchdog MEAS for selling alcohol in test tubes and using images of young people under 25 years of age in beach-theme promotions.