News
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18th May 2015
No evidence of contaminated drugs being soldGardaí say there is no evidence of contaminated drugs being sold on the streets following the death of a Dublin teenager.
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18th May 2015
Fall in public order offences linked to fewer late barsDrop in special exemption orders allowing alcohol until early hours saw fewer crimes
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17th May 2015
Girl, 18, dies after tragic night out at Dublin nightclubA young Irish woman has died after an incident at a central Dublin nightclub.
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15th May 2015
Youth programme ‘got me out of trouble and off drugs’ - teen tells of success from garda serviceA young man has spoken candidly about how a Garda initiated youth programme got him “out of trouble” and off drugs.
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15th May 2015
Garda: Heroin addicts need treatment, not jail timeGardaí say that they cannot tackle the heroin problem on their own, that repeatedly arresting addicts is not the solution, and that pooling resources and ideas from different agencies and the public is the only way to address the issue.
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14th May 2015
At least 13,700 drug users are availing of needle exchange servicesAnd reflecting the national spread of the injecting of drugs, particularly of heroin, the report documents nearly 2,500 injectors in the HSE South region and more than 1,400 users in HSE West.
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13th May 2015
Our teens drink less but parents fourth heaviest drinkers in OECDIrish teenagers may be drinking less, but their parents are still among the heaviest drinkers in developed countries.
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13th May 2015
Binge drinking spirals among youth and women: OECDHazardous and “binge” drinking is on the rise internationally among young people and especially young women, a study shows.
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13th May 2015
The economic recovery means Irish people are drinking moreTHE ECONOMIC RECOVERY saw an increase in the per capita consumption of alcohol in Ireland last year, according to the Health Minister Leo Varadkar.
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13th May 2015
Hazardous drinking kills more than Aids and TBHarmful alcohol consumption is responsible for more deaths worldwide than Aids, violence, and tuberculosis put together.






