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18th November 2015
Gardaí unable to pursue ‘legal high’ prosecutions even if linked to cases of death
Gardai are unable to pursue prosecutions for the sale and possession of some ‘legal highs’ even if they have been linked deaths, according to a senior Garda in the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
17th November 2015
EU group criticises violence and ‘massive drug consumption’ in Irish prisons
An international watchdog group has criticised the level of drugs and violence in Irish prisons.
13th November 2015
We cannot decriminalise drugs without having a proper debate first
Is it true that 82pc of Irish third-level students have tried illegal drugs? That’s a massive figure. It comes from a study called the National Student Drug Survey.
13th November 2015
President Higgins: Global shift in policy on drug use from criminal to public health issue
President Michael D Higgins said people are witnessing a “shift internationally” in the treatment of drug use, from a criminal matter to a public health issue.
13th November 2015
Colombia to legalise commercial sale of medical marijuana
Colombia plans to legalise the cultivation and sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
12th November 2015
Alcohol Action Ireland says Government must ignore attacks by vested interests on Public Health
“The report commissioned by the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), ‘Sustainable Growth of the Drinks Industry’, amounts to little more than a direct attack on the forthcoming Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and an attempt to resist much-needed regulation of the alcohol industry.
12th November 2015
Proposals to allow for drug injection centres due this month
Drug addiction not choice, but healthcare issue, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin tells conference
12th November 2015
Study reveals 75% of people do not report intimidation by drug gangs
A new study by drug taskforces around the country, reveals three quarters of people who have experienced intimidation from gangs or drug dealers do not report it to Gardaí.
12th November 2015
Enda Kenny backs mandatory drink-drive penalties
Enda Kenny yesterday reassured a mother, who is campaigning to overhaul drink and drug driving laws, that he was in favour of mandatory penalties and driving bans for offenders.
11th November 2015
Minister to close legal loopholes in crackdown on drug driving
Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has vowed to tackle the increasing issue of drug driving through legislation in a bid to crack down on bad driver behaviour.

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