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# mdma - Saturday 1 February, 2020
Teenager dies and woman hospitalised in UK after taking 'red bull' MDMA pills
A number of others were admitted to hospital after suffering adverse effects, Warwickshire Police said.
# mdma - Saturday 2 November, 2019
Man (24) arrested after €100k worth of cocaine seized in Co Dublin
Smaller quantities of MDMA, cannabis herb and other drugs were also seized.
# mdma - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
14-month-old girl suffered seizures after swallowing father's MDMA, court hears
Her father was given 18 months probation after pleading guilty to causing or procuring cruelty to a child.
# mdma - Monday 30 September, 2019
Suspected MDMA worth €200,000 seized in Co Wexford
The drugs were seized after a car failed to stop at a garda checkpoint early this morning.
# mdma - Friday 30 August, 2019
'I took it and paid the price': Ex-Ireland's Got Talent contestant issues Electric Picnic drug warning
Brandon Webb was put into an induced coma last year after falling ill as a result of MDMA.
# mdma - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
Four UK men arrested as Aussie police seize €55 million worth of 'highest purity recorded' MDMA
Police say the powder was destined to be processed into 12 million ecstasy pills to be sold across Australia.
# mdma - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Irish adults among Europe's biggest users of cocaine and MDMA as experts warn of 'Uberisation' of drugs trade
The findings were outlined in the EU’s drugs agency’s annual report today.
# mdma - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
Messages highlighting dangers of drug use during sex need to target wider audience
Researchers say the messages should not only focus on gay and bisexual men.
# mdma - Friday 15 March, 2019
High cocaine residues in Bristol, Amsterdam and Zurich wastewater - study
A European study also found that the use of MDMA had sharply increased, in recent years.
# mdma - Monday 19 November, 2018
MDMA makes you more likely to cooperate, but only with trustworthy people - study
The team behind the study said their findings could help the treatment of psychiatric conditions such as PTSD.
# mdma - Sunday 7 October, 2018
Man (20s) arrested as firearm and €60k worth of MDMA seized in Cork
The drugs were found during the search of a car at around 8.30pm yesterday evening.
# mdma - Monday 10 September, 2018
'People tend to start doing cocaine because it's so much more socially acceptable'
Dominic McGrath reports on Dublin’s midnight scene.
# mdma - Saturday 1 September, 2018
'They're asking about MDMA, LSD and cocaine': Keeping people drug-safe at Electric Picnic
The Ana Liffey Drug Project is at Electric Picnic this weekend – and it has proved to be a busy few days so far.
# mdma - Friday 11 May, 2018
Cannabis and MDMA worth €335,000 seized in Meath
Three people have been arrested.
# mdma - Thursday 10 May, 2018
'I'm hoping to right that wrong this summer' - MDMA delighted to be back on form
Dublin’s Michael Darragh Macauley put a frustrating, injury-hampered 2017 behind him with an impressive league campaign.
# mdma - Tuesday 8 May, 2018
Ecstasy may relieve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in war veterans, firefighters and police officers
Sixteen participants who suffered from PTSD when they joined the trial no longer met the criteria for diagnosis.
# mdma - Saturday 9 December, 2017
Police believe two teens who died took 'what they thought to have been MDMA'
An 18-year-old man is currently in police custody, awaiting questioning in relation to the incident.
# mdma - Tuesday 28 November, 2017
Hoop dreams! Dublin midfielder follows Donaghy by joining Super League basketball side
Michael Darragh MacAuley will make his debut for Eanna on Thursday night in UCD.
# mdma - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
Pill testing kits, chill-out rooms and free water: How to reduce harm from taking drugs in nightclubs
A new European guide on responding to drug problems was released today.
# mdma - Saturday 9 September, 2017
'A lot of questions about ketamine' - keeping people drug-safe at Electric Picnic's welfare tent
The Ana Liffey Drug Project made its debut at this year’s festival – and it proved to be a busy three days for the volunteers.
# mdma - Tuesday 27 June, 2017
Warnings over highly potent 'Pink Champagne’ MDMA after Manchester death
Experts say MDMA pills in Ireland have become increasingly potent in recent years.
# mdma - Thursday 1 December, 2016
Gardaí seize MDMA and heroin worth €1.1m in Dublin
Four men, ranging in age from their 30s to 60s, were arrested.
# mdma - Friday 21 October, 2016
Man dies after 'dangerous drug incident' in Australia
Several other people were hospitalised and two men have been charged.
# mdma - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
13-year-old in critical condition after taking suspected MDMA
Greater Manchester Police said that they had arrested a 15-year-old yesterday in relation to the incident.
# mdma - Friday 18 December, 2015
Cocaine, ethanol and party drug MDA found in Scott Weiland's body
The Stone Temple Pilots singer died of “mixed drug toxicity” the medical examiner’s report said.
# mdma - Saturday 31 October, 2015
There's a plan to get the world's biggest club drug approved for medical use by 2021
It could be used as a viable treatment for use in psychotherapy to treat PTSD.
# mdma - Saturday 29 August, 2015
Students are using prescription medicines to get high
The use of ‘fat burning’ drugs is also on the rise.
# mdma - Friday 7 August, 2015
'I didn’t see it coming' - MDMA determined to bounce back from being dropped
The former Footballer of the Year had to settle for a place on the bench last time out.
# mdma - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
Three arrests as 72,000 ecstasy pills are seized in Dublin
The tablets had an estimated street value of €720,000.
# mdma - Thursday 18 June, 2015
Of 23,000 who say they took MDMA, 202 ended up in hospital
There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking medical treatment after taking the drug over the past few years.
# mdma - Monday 8 June, 2015
Irish recreational drug users reveal cocaine and MDMA use - and talk 'mystery white powders'
Only one-fifth of those who admitted using cannabis do so for ‘medicinal purposes’.
# mdma - Thursday 12 February, 2015
There are dangerous ecstasy tablets with a 'UPS' logo in circulation
A public health warning has been issued over the tablets.
# mdma - Monday 26 January, 2015
Michael Darragh MacAuley was sent-off yesterday but any suspension won't kick in until 2016
Some good news for Dublin thanks to a GAA disciplinary change.
# mdma - Thursday 6 November, 2014
Gardaí seize drugs and Bitcoin in major 'dark net' sting in Dublin
Two men have been arrested after the ecstasy tablets and LSD were seized in Dublin.
# mdma - Thursday 28 August, 2014
'Hard work will always beat talent' says Dub star Michael Darragh Macauley
“I always backed myself in everything I did. It’s not a cockiness, it’s just a self belief thing.”
# mdma - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
We'll leave it there so: More track success for Ireland, MDMA and all today's sport
Your latest edition features a generous helping of GAA news, a suggestion of Sexton and a dash of Duff.
# mdma - Monday 21 July, 2014
Your GAA Championship weekend review
We had qualifier drama aplenty, provincial silverware, Garth Brooksm stale porter and much more besides.
# mdma - Friday 18 July, 2014
MDMA feels the need for speed as he looks forward to marking David Gillick
The pairs’ clubs have been drawn together in the Dublin Senior Football Championship.
# mdma - Friday 27 June, 2014
MDMA - 'Darragh Nelson had never been to Hill 16, I thought that was sacriligious'
The reigning Footballer of the Year hasn’t forgotten his GAA roots.
# mdma - Saturday 14 June, 2014
Snapshot: The Dubs take time out to row in behind brave Merryn Lacy
The five-year-old is undergoing her third round of chemotherapy as she battles neuroblastoma.
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