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# Crack Cocaine

This month
September 2023
# Portugal
Decriminalisation on the ground: Inside a drug consumption room in Lisbon
As the debate over decriminalisation heats up in Ireland, The Journal travelled to Lisbon to report on a different approach to drugs
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Sep 9th 2023, 6:00 AM
This year
2023
# Limerick City
Limerick council wants homes linked to criminal gangs marked as derelict
“It’s important we get a grip on this and be able to go after more vacant houses being used in this way,” said one TD.
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Jul 9th 2023, 12:10 AM
# Cork City
Two men due in court after €70k worth of heroin and crack cocaine seized in Cork
The drugs were seized during a search of a vehicle on Friday evening.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 10:05 AM
# Limerick
Crack cocaine 'hit Limerick city like snow', drug users say
A dedicated addiction team has been formed to tackle crack cocaine use in the mid-west region.
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Feb 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
Last year
2022
# Dublin City
'Staff are being attacked every day': Surge in crime on city street linked to crack-cocaine use
There’s been an increase in violent incidents in the Liffey St/North Lotts area in recent weeks.
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May 29th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Dublin
Call for more funding to tackle 'tsunami' of crack cocaine addictions in Tallaght
Two Tallaght support groups warned that they may have to shut their crack cocaine services down from New Year’s Eve.
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Jan 11th 2022, 6:00 PM
All time
# Addiction Services
Crack cocaine 'causing chaos and destruction' in Tallaght-Whitechurch areas, says new report
The report details that the “onset of crack cocaine” has left its services “at breaking point”.
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Nov 8th 2021, 8:05 AM
# Crack Cocaine
Numbers seeking treatment for crack cocaine use surges nearly 400% since 2014
The number of women entering treatment for crack cocaine use has increased by almost 80% in two years.
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Jul 20th 2021, 2:53 PM
# Ballymun
€11,400 worth of crack cocaine discovered in car in Dublin
The discovery was made after gardaí searched a property in Ballymun this morning.
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May 21st 2020, 10:26 AM
# Drugs
Over €85,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine seized during searches in Limerick
The seizures were carried out at two public locations.
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Nov 7th 2019, 10:20 AM
# Court
Crack cocaine addict who robbed taxi driver after threatening him with pointed weapon jailed
Gerard Cully pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery of the taxi driver.
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Mar 28th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Phibsborough
Six drug deals and a fistfight at a Dublin shopping centre: One hour at a crack cocaine hotspot
There have been reports of open dealing of the drug in other areas of the city and in some suburbs.
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Mar 24th 2019, 8:00 AM
# streets of limerick
'Life is so much more chaotic': A day on addiction outreach in Limerick city
Crack-cocaine is on the increase, and the housing crisis means people are spending prolonged periods in precarious living situations.
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Sep 22nd 2018, 10:00 PM
# Dublin
Man (22) arrested after two guns and crack cocaine seized in Ballyfermot
Armed gardaí assisted in the raids earlier this morning.
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Aug 16th 2018, 1:22 PM
# Crack
High uptake of sterile crack pipes in response to surge in use of drug in Dublin
There has been an increase in use of the drug since the start of last year.
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Jul 22nd 2018, 6:05 AM
# Crack Cocaine
Crack-cocaine use surging in Dublin city centre
Dealers began offering smaller, cheaper bags of the drug from last summer.
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Jun 4th 2018, 12:05 AM
# Whitefriar Gardens
Heroin and cocaine worth €300,000 seized in Dublin
A 56-year-old man has been arrested.
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Dec 21st 2017, 10:03 AM
# feuding gangs
Crack cocaine operation the focus of garda raid which left officer with gunshot wounds
Three people were arrested following the shooting.
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Dec 8th 2017, 6:00 AM
Voices
Opinion: Rob Ford's mysterious popularity – why Canada’s most scandalous citizen is the new Bill Clinton
Clinton’s dalliance with an intern now looks dull in comparison with the Toronto Mayor’s behaviour, but the dynamics of the two scandals have deeply polarised electorates in similar ways.
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Jul 1st 2014, 8:00 AM
# rob ford
Toronto mayor heads back to work after rehab... but wants his office's locks changed
The mayor’s drug abuse was first revealed last year when an alleged drug dealer tried to sell another video of him smoking crack to the media.
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Jun 17th 2014, 6:33 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Mar 25th 2014, 4:52 PM
# firhouse
Dublin Bus investigates video of 'crack cocaine' being smoked on bus
The footage allegedly took place near Firhouse in the south of Dublin.
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Mar 25th 2014, 12:53 PM
# Canada
Toronto 'crack mayor' Rob Ford files for re-election
Ford is as much as 8 per cent ahead of his nearest rival in opinion polls, despite admitting to having smoked crack cocaine.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 1:56 PM
# rob ford
Rob Ford stripped of mayoral powers in Toronto
City councillors voted overwhelmingly to limit Ford’s powers after a series of new allegations and lewd remarks this week.
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Nov 15th 2013, 6:10 PM
# Crack Cocaine
'Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine. Am I an addict? No.' - Toronto Mayor
Mayor Rob Ford wants the video of him smoking crack released. “I want everyone in the city to see the tape… I want to see the state I was in”
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Nov 5th 2013, 7:28 PM
# Breaking Bad
Crystal meth: The side effects of Breaking Bad in Ireland
“Crystal meth has ravaged whole communities in the US and the same is happening in Ireland,” said Fr Peter McVerry.
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Jun 1st 2013, 7:45 AM
# Drugs
Gardaí arrest 40 people in massive drugs operation
A crackdown on controlled drugs in west Dublin has seen 40 people arrested in three weeks.
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Nov 20th 2012, 7:17 AM
# Drugs
Update: Man arrested after €500,000 drug seizure
Crack cocaine, ecstasy and a large quantity of cash were discovered when gardaí raided a house in Finglas last night.
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Mar 10th 2012, 3:26 PM
# Arrests
Gardaí arrest 25 people and seize ammunition, drugs and cash in Dublin
The arrests and seizures are part of an ongoing operation focusing on drug dealers in the capital.
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Mar 8th 2012, 5:35 PM
# Drugs
20 due in court after major Garda drugs sting
After 45 were arrested earlier this week in a major Garda drug bust, 20 will appear in courts in the Capital this morning.
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Dec 17th 2010, 8:40 AM
# Drugs
Dublin drugs crackdown results in 45 arrests over 48 hours
45 people have been arrested in connection with the sale and supply of heroin and crack cocaine in the Dublin region.
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Dec 16th 2010, 8:55 PM