West of Ireland is seeing higher demand for addiction treatment, says Coolmine centre

The Dublin-based addiction centre treated 1,350 people in 2018 and is now planning an expansion to Limerick.

Man (30s) refused bail after being charged in connection with alleged Dublin hit-and-run

Two male pedestrians were seriously injured when they were struck by a car in Blanchardstown, Dublin yesterday.

Teenager in critical condition after morning hit-and-run in Blanchardstown

Gardaí said that the incident happened just after 9.30am this morning.

Overcoming addiction with sailing: 'It's a way of life I never knew existed and better than any drug'

Coolmine clients who are currently recovering from addictions have sailed this week as part of a Voyage of Recovery programme.

Train services delayed after bin truck damages crossing barrier

Irish Rail said the truck failed to stop at the barriers.

Post-mortem to be carried out on body of woman found in Blanchardstown

Gardaí searching for a missing woman discovered the remains yesterday.

"I was in the height of addiction, and my addiction took me to prison" - 22 years of drug taking

Mary started smoking cannabis when she was 14 – it would be 22 years before she would stop.

People coming out of drug treatment programmes are relapsing because of the lack of housing

The chairman of a drug treatment programme said that the government needed to give more urgency to the housing crisis.

A LOT of heroin has been seized at industrial estate in Dublin

Investigations are ongoing.

Increase in heroin as 'drug of choice' says mother-and-child service

Coolmine Therapeutic Commnity is the only ‘mother and child’ facility in the country.

Is crystal meth on the rise? One Councillor says it's like Breaking Bad out there

As far back as 2012 Father Peter McVerry was warning that the drug was going to ravage areas in Ireland like it has done in the US.

Man and woman in their 20s arrested in €100k drugs seizure in Dublin

Cannabis worth €100,000 was found after gardaí raided a premises in west Dublin.

Mother of drug addict explains how support group 'made me feel like I wasn't the only one heartbroken'

Anne’s son has been battling addiction for 27 years.

'My mother was also an addict and as a child I was on the streets of Cork with her'

Coolmine Therapeutic community helped 1,000 people with addiction problems last year – Ann Marie Taylor was one of those people.

'I never thought that after 20 years addicted to drugs and alcohol I’d be graduating and drug free'

Coolmine’s therapeutic community helps 1,000 people overcoming addiction every year and 60% of those who complete the therapy remain drug free.

Teens charged with threatening, assaulting, and robbing man

The two teenagers ran towards Coolmine Woods after the incident, where they were found by gardaí.

Man arrested following burglary at Blanchardstown industrial estate