# syringes

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2022

Syringe analysis shows increase in methamphetamine use and cocaine-heroin mixture

Heroin was present in nearly all samples, with cocaine in close to 90%.

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Aug 10th 2022, 1:19 PM

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Woman who threatened gardaí with blood-filled syringes in Dublin city centre avoids jail time

The woman was suffering from drug-induced hallucinations and told gardaí she was pregnant with the devil’s baby.

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Jan 28th 2017, 7:25 AM

Bin company may stop collecting rubbish bags in Dublin for 'health and safety reasons'

A number of incidents involving syringes in bin bags has given waste company Greyhound pause for thought.

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Nov 7th 2016, 10:05 AM

"They were broken, full of blood" - four-year-old girl pricked by used syringe in Dublin

Catherine Leonard has described how her daughter came upon a bag of discarded syringes close to their home.

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Sep 6th 2016, 4:10 PM

Spotted these odd-looking bins in Dublin and wondered what they're for?

Specially designed syringe bins have been placed in two locations in the city, in areas known to be drug litter blackspots.

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Feb 13th 2016, 7:15 AM

Sinn Féin candidate welcomes apology from former councillor over 'fake syringes' allegation

General election candidate John Brady had taken a defamation case against former Bray Fine Gael councillor Mick Glynn.

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Feb 11th 2016, 9:00 PM

Over 30 syringes found in a boarded up council house

Sinn Fein Councillor John Brady said it is not an isolated incident and that boarded up houses are becoming drug dens in towns across the country.

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Feb 25th 2014, 6:30 AM