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# decriminalisation - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug
Dr Austin O’Carroll says decriminalisation would be a way of taking responsibility for the vicious effects of inequality.
# decriminalisation - Friday 7 February, 2020
Q&A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on drugs ahead of GE2020
We’ve asked the parties their stance on topics such as decriminalisation and how they would tackle drug-related crime.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 9 November, 2019
Lynn Ruane: Harm reduction should always come first with criminal drug policy
We should decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, writes independent senator Lynn Ruane.
# decriminalisation - Monday 27 May, 2019
FactCheck: Does cannabis legalisation cause 'exponential' increases in the use of the drug?
The claim was made earlier this week by GP Dr Ray Walley in debate on cannabis legalisation.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 15 December, 2018
Drug addiction in Ireland still a 'dirty secret', GAA star Philly McMahon says
McMahon lost his brother John to a drug overdose in 2012.
# decriminalisation - Monday 8 October, 2018
Intent 'should be key concern under drug decriminalisation laws'
Reasonable threshold limits and supportive sanctions should form part of a decriminalisation process, a new study argues.
OPINION: Since the start of the century, Portugal has shown that decriminalisation of drug use is possible
Dr Nuno Capaz of the Lisbon Drug Addiction Dissuasion Commission gives his view on the drug policy debate.
# decriminalisation - Friday 14 September, 2018
Cannabis remains most commonly used illegal drug in Ireland
Levels of drug use in Ireland have increased in recent years.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 23 June, 2018
Poll: Should drugs be decriminalised for personal use?
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin thinks the move would save lives.
# decriminalisation - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
Government to apologise for historical convictions of gay men
A motion before the Dáil this evening will acknowledge the harm caused by historical criminal laws.
# decriminalisation - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
Ex-Assistant Commissioner on drug debate: 'Our young people are criminalised, deprived of life chances'
After 40 years in the force, Jack Nolan said it would be difficult to claim there are less drugs available now.
# decriminalisation - Tuesday 12 June, 2018
Taoiseach planning measures to 'recognise the wrongs' done to those criminalised for homosexuality
Ireland officially passed legislation which finally decriminalised homosexuality on 24 June 1993.
# decriminalisation - Sunday 10 June, 2018
Should Ireland get rid of criminal penalties for drug possession? It has been successful elsewhere
A town hall meeting will be held this week in Dublin on the subject of looking into a health-led approach towards drug use in Ireland.
# decriminalisation - Monday 16 April, 2018
Green Party wants to bring Amsterdam-style cannabis coffee shops to Ireland
The party is proposing that criminal offences be removed for people possessing less than five grams of cannabis.
# decriminalisation - Friday 1 December, 2017
Poll: Should illegal drugs be decriminalised for personal use?
A new working group has been formed to look into alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 13 May, 2017
'It takes me away from this world for the day': Life as a homeless drug-user on the streets of Dublin
What’s the day-to-day experience like for people injecting drugs in the city?
# decriminalisation - Monday 8 May, 2017
Irish Pharmacy Union calls for decriminalisation of drugs for personal use
The idea of decriminalising drugs – once considered taboo – has been gaining support in recent years.
Opinion: 'Ireland could lead the way in developing new human-centred approaches to drug use'
I am delighted to see this government’s commitment to properly evaluate how decriminalisation could work in an Irish context, writes Dr John Collins.
# decriminalisation - Monday 6 March, 2017
Cannabis users to be fined as Israel approves partial decriminalisation of drug
First time users will now be hit with a €255 fine instead of a conviction.
# decriminalisation - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
Obama makes history by pardoning the sentences of 214 prisoners
US president has now commuted 562 sentences, more than the previous nine presidents combined.
# decriminalisation - Friday 15 July, 2016
The 'War On Drugs' is driving a global epidemic of HIV, TB and hepatitis
Major new study says jails hothouse infectious diseases, which are then passed on to the wider community.
# decriminalisation - Sunday 27 March, 2016
Those big plans for injection centres and decriminalisation could now be reversed
The warning has come from the outgoing Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 13 February, 2016
Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis?
Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
# decriminalisation - Thursday 5 November, 2015
Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea - but women aren't so sure
The government is considering decriminalising the possession of a small amount of drugs like heroin, cannabis and cocaine.
# decriminalisation - Monday 2 November, 2015
Our drugs minister has backed decriminalisation in a major London speech
The minister cited Portugal’s approach to drugs as a possible model for Ireland.
# decriminalisation - Sunday 16 August, 2015
The co-founder of Bebo wants to decriminalise drugs in Ireland
Help Not Harm wants Ireland to treat the issue of drugs as a health issue.
# decriminalisation - Tuesday 11 August, 2015
'Prostitution should be legal because men want more sex than women'
An expert has proposed the controversial idea.
# decriminalisation - Saturday 8 August, 2015
Debating prostitution? Why not listen to sex workers for once?
In the debate over criminalisation, sex workers’ voices are all too often drowned out.
# decriminalisation - Wednesday 3 June, 2015
What can Ireland learn from a country that decriminalised drugs?
TDs are off to Portugal to find out.
# decriminalisation - Sunday 19 January, 2014
Drug addicts sell 10,000 copies of Denmark's Illegal! magazine
Being a magazine vendor is, according to the owners, the “best alternative to (giving fellatio) on the street”.
# decriminalisation - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Guideline-setting GP supports cannabis decriminalisation
Dr Cathal Ó Súilleabháin says decriminalisation would combat crime, make the drug safer and allow for research.
# decriminalisation - Monday 24 June, 2013
20 years ago homosexuality was decriminalised, but not everyone was happy...
Paul McGrath of Fine Gael at the time spoke against the bill and said he was concerned what impact it would have on society as a whole.
15 of the best protest signs from two decades of gay marriage protests
Homosexuality was decriminalised twenty years ago today.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality
It took a 16-year legal battle to remove the Victorian laws from Ireland’s statutebook which criminalised sexual acts between men.
# decriminalisation - Monday 10 December, 2012
Britain's drug policies are not working, say MPs
A new report by MPs wants drug laws overhauled – and retailers of ‘legal highs’ to be held liable for any harm the products cause.
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Poll: Will you watch a religious service online over Easter?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND are staying at home as much as possible, bar essential workers, or cocooning if necessary due to official guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Many people who planned to attend religious services to mark Easter over the coming days will be unable to do so as a result of the restrictions.
A number of places of worship have started to stream masses or other services online in recent weeks so people can pray remotely with their community if they so wish.
We want to know: Will you watch a religious service online over Easter?
Poll Results:
No (6885)
Yes (5765)
I'm not sure (671)
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Wellness Wednesday: Mother Nature can help us cope with Covid-19 confinement. Time to walk, look and meditate!
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