#Heroin

# heroin - Saturday 17 October, 2015

Rutland

How America's 'heroin city' is turning itself around

Oct 17th 2015, 8:30 PM 32,129 Views 22 Comments

“I really think people are starting to understand that this is a crisis, a health crisis, and it needs to be treated as such; it’s not just a moral failing.”

# heroin - Wednesday 14 October, 2015

Ballyfermot

Heroin worth €1 million seized in car search

Oct 14th 2015, 7:19 PM 12,815 Views 19 Comments

Two men were arrested as part of the operation targeting organised crime.

# heroin - Monday 12 October, 2015

Drug Trafficking

€1.6 million worth of heroin, cocaine and cannabis seized after car is stopped

Oct 12th 2015, 7:12 AM 18,260 Views No Comments

They are being held in two Garda stations.

# heroin - Thursday 17 September, 2015

Inquest

Mother tells inquest that son who overdosed 'should never have been let out of hospital'

Sep 17th 2015, 10:36 PM 33,795 Views 40 Comments

Glen Murphy McNally died days after discharging himself. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.

# heroin - Thursday 20 August, 2015

Drugs

Gardaí seize nearly €1 million worth of pills in Blanchardstown

Aug 20th 2015, 11:40 PM 21,581 Views 14 Comments

A man in his late 30s was arrested at the scene.

Rathcoole

Two men charged after €1.5 million worth of heroin found in two cars

Aug 20th 2015, 10:36 AM 11,651 Views No Comments

They are both due to appear before court at the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning.

# heroin - Sunday 9 August, 2015

On Stage

Irish men are being asked to say what they think about sex work

Aug 9th 2015, 10:30 AM 26,932 Views 69 Comments

It’s for a play by TheatreClub.

# heroin - Thursday 23 July, 2015

Coolmine

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

Jul 23rd 2015, 2:50 PM 18,008 Views 22 Comments

Investigations are ongoing.

# heroin - Monday 20 July, 2015

Courts

Hijacker jailed for taking car with baby inside on All-Ireland quarter final day

Jul 20th 2015, 7:00 PM 21,847 Views 50 Comments

The heroin addict failed “in spectacular fashion”, the court heard.

# heroin - Saturday 11 July, 2015

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should injection centres for drug addicts be opened in Ireland?

Jul 11th 2015, 9:41 AM 15,182 Views 136 Comments

Dublin Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh would support their introduction on a pilot basis.

# heroin - Monday 6 July, 2015

Dangerous

These are just some of the lethal homemade weapons seized in Irish prisons

Jul 6th 2015, 12:47 PM 20,918 Views 38 Comments

The Irish Prison Service launched a confidential helpline today for inmates and members of the public to report information about contraband.

# heroin - Sunday 21 June, 2015

Drugs

Almost 10,000 people are in methadone programmes in Ireland - and the number is rising

Jun 21st 2015, 8:00 AM 11,155 Views 58 Comments

The drug is used to treat heroin addiction.

# heroin - Sunday 7 June, 2015

Streets Of Dublin

Just yards from the lattés and those craft beer bars ... dozens upon dozens of needles

Jun 7th 2015, 9:00 PM 42,231 Views 96 Comments

Every alleyway in the city is being used for injecting…

# heroin - Thursday 4 June, 2015

Dark Web

Two new legal highs are being discovered for sale per week

Jun 4th 2015, 4:44 PM 10,542 Views 15 Comments

A new report shows interest in ‘traditional’ drugs is falling.

# heroin - Saturday 23 May, 2015

Dublin

Popular pensioner who smokes two bags of heroin a week outside his house sentenced

May 23rd 2015, 7:00 AM 26,538 Views 28 Comments

The 67-year-old family man was described as extremely helpful by his local community in Dublin.

# heroin - Wednesday 20 May, 2015

Busted

Irish police officer praised for his role in record New York heroin seizure

May 20th 2015, 11:57 PM 36,591 Views 40 Comments

Dave McIntyre, originally from Co Mayo, helped locate $50 million worth of heroin.

Social Inclusion Plan

HSE to provide heroin users with antidote drug to prevent overdoses

May 20th 2015, 3:17 PM 9,300 Views 88 Comments

Training sessions are underway with service users, family members and services.

# heroin - Monday 18 May, 2015

Courts

Man sentenced for trying to sell heroin to undercover garda

May 18th 2015, 7:00 PM 18,933 Views 21 Comments

The former chef approached the plainclothes garda and tried to sell him €2k worth of the drug.

# heroin - Tuesday 12 May, 2015

Drug Crime

Gardaí seize €90,000 worth of heroin in Dublin

May 12th 2015, 10:54 PM 16,676 Views 28 Comments

Two men were also arrested in the Dublin area.

# heroin - Sunday 10 May, 2015

Heroin

Mystery, super poppy seeds could double how much opium the Taliban can sell

May 10th 2015, 10:30 AM 15,113 Views 59 Comments

It’s the cash crop for the Taliban – and it’s about to get even scarier.

# heroin - Wednesday 6 May, 2015

Addiction This post contains a poll

Injection centres could soon arrive in Dublin - would you agree with that?

May 6th 2015, 9:42 PM 18,170 Views 70 Comments

Minister of State Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said he will be attempting to bring forward legislation to introduce them this year.

Drug Trends

People are sniffing cheap butane gas to get high on the streets of Dublin

May 6th 2015, 6:05 AM 11,264 Views 34 Comments

The “old-school” gas sniffing is on the rise, says Ana Liffey director, Tony Duffin.

# heroin - Tuesday 5 May, 2015

Your Questions

Ask The Expert: 'Every alley way in Dublin is used for public injecting at some point'

May 5th 2015, 12:58 PM 32,878 Views 81 Comments

The Ana Liffey Drug Project’s director dropped in to the newsroom for a chat this afternoon.

# heroin - Thursday 23 April, 2015

Inhalation

The new drugs minister describes his trip to Amsterdam as a young student

Apr 23rd 2015, 10:44 PM 23,090 Views 71 Comments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he did what “most students” do.

# heroin - Thursday 16 April, 2015

Minister For Drugs

'Some people have a romantic, bleary-eyed view of cannabis ... They're wrong'

Apr 16th 2015, 2:37 PM 15,392 Views 101 Comments

Here’s how Fianna Fáil thinks we can deal with the ‘scourge’ of drugs.

Bad Reaction

Watch: Man who took heroin overdose gets aggressive with Cork paramedics

Apr 16th 2015, 6:10 AM 22,909 Views 45 Comments

He was not breathing when the paramedics arrived on the scene.

# heroin - Wednesday 15 April, 2015

Heroin This post contains videos

'I lost the rag to make Joan Burton wake up'

Apr 15th 2015, 10:03 PM 24,767 Views 41 Comments

Jonathan O’Brien’s brother is battling drug addiction.

# heroin - Monday 13 April, 2015

Opinion

Does Sydney have the solution to Dublin's public drug-taking problem?

Apr 13th 2015, 8:00 PM 192 Views 82 Comments

Sometimes difficult problems require courageous action.

# heroin - Wednesday 8 April, 2015

Amsterdam

Man suspected of selling deadly heroin to tourists turns himself in

Apr 8th 2015, 8:10 AM 23,488 Views 12 Comments

At least 20 tourists were made ill and three died after snorting white heroin sold to them as cocaine.

# heroin - Wednesday 18 March, 2015

Drug Crime

Gardaí seize €500,000 worth of heroin in St Patrick's Day raid

Mar 18th 2015, 11:09 AM 10,374 Views 15 Comments

Two people were arrested yesterday in connection with the seizure.

# heroin - Friday 6 March, 2015

Minister For Drugs

Cork's heroin problem is 'an on-going battle'

Mar 6th 2015, 7:00 AM 10,029 Views 21 Comments

There has been a surge in the number of heroin addicts over the past decade.

# heroin - Sunday 1 March, 2015

Amsterdam

Tourists warned of white heroin being sold as cocaine

Mar 1st 2015, 6:00 PM 17,193 Views 31 Comments

Three tourists have already become ill as a result of the drug in the past few days.

# heroin - Friday 20 February, 2015

EpiPens

These emergency drugs may be more easily available after death of 14-year-old girl

Feb 20th 2015, 1:50 PM 19,781 Views 37 Comments

The government wants your opinion…

# heroin - Friday 13 February, 2015

Gangland Crime

Gardaí say huge drug haul may cause heroin drought on the streets of Dublin

Feb 13th 2015, 11:00 AM 17,293 Views 47 Comments

Heroin and cocaine worth over €5 million was seized by gardaí.

# heroin - Thursday 12 February, 2015

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

Feb 12th 2015, 4:56 PM 5,684 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Arrest

Huge haul of heroin and cocaine worth over €5 million seized by gardaí

Feb 12th 2015, 3:20 PM 23,640 Views 82 Comments

That’s a lot of drugs.

# heroin - Wednesday 4 February, 2015

Drug Use

"'There's no heroin here, it's only a Dublin thing' - it's complete lies"

Feb 4th 2015, 7:15 AM 19,157 Views 10 Comments

An Irish play tackles drug use head on.

# heroin - Wednesday 28 January, 2015

Inner City This post contains videos

'Worse now than the heroin epidemic of the 80s' - Christy Burke on drugs in Dublin

Jan 28th 2015, 10:31 PM 23,066 Views 56 Comments

The Lord Mayor said the capital’s problems haven’t changed that much in the 30 years he has been a councillor.

# heroin - Thursday 8 January, 2015

From The Daily Edge

Smuggled

You'll never guess how this woman managed to sneak a gun into prison

Jan 8th 2015, 7:12 PM 5,962 Views 8 Comments

Just think of the worst possible place to put a gun, and you have it.

# heroin - Monday 15 December, 2014

Lethal Cocktails

Methadone. Heroin. Alcohol ... Surge in mixed-drug deaths since 2004

Dec 15th 2014, 11:05 AM 5,878 Views 21 Comments

There’s been an increase in the number of drug-related deaths recorded. Alcohol was a factor in three out of four of all poisonings.

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