Community drugs groups claim they will be removed from Government body
Department rejects assertions and says civil society will widen involvement of voluntary groups
Community role in tackling drugs ‘hugely disappointing’, says Geoghegan
Citywide campaign marks 25th anniversary of first ministerial report on drugs
Citizens’ Assembly on drugs should take place next year, campaign group says
CityWide group calls for Taoiseach to intervene as it notes cocaine use has risen by 10,000%
Crack dealers using ‘sophisticated’ marketing to lure users, gardaí say
Proliferation of drug has created intense competition leading to violence, gardaí say
Department of Health ‘bullying’ Dublin drug task force
Activities of north inner city group ‘suspended’ and appointment of chair rejected
Community crime reduction model should be rolled out nationwide, report states
Reporting tool grants people ‘safety in numbers’ rather than relying solely on individuals to report crimes
Covid-19 cutting drug users and recovering addicts off from key supports
Merchants Quay Ireland fears relapse and deaths among ‘very vulnerable demographic’
Drug-related intimidation causing ‘havoc’ in Traveller community
Families fear reporting matter to gardaí as Drogheda drug feud continues, says Pavee Point
Gardaí warn of generational shift in gangs as violence worsens
Young criminals are now vying for position in Dublin’s drugs trade, leading garda warns
Illegal drug use so common in Dublin, it is seen as ‘norm’ – study
Drug dealing seen as lucrative option by young people in insecure job market says report
Press Council and Press Ombudsman have made it ‘easier to get redress’
Concerns raised about word ‘junkie’ and images of rough sleepers to illustrate homelessness
Almost 75% of drugs offences last year were ‘possession for personal use’
Group says State resources could be used better helping drug-users and tackling serious drug crime
‘When I scored in a football match the other team shouted “junkie”’
Stop the Stigma campaign aims to address negative perceptions of drug addicts
Dublin’s north inner city lives in fear of gangland feud
Community senses that the Kinahan-Hutch dispute is different from the others
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