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Illicit drug use in Ireland & Northern Ireland has been growing since the mid-1970s. [citation needed] The use by young people of psychedelic drugs, including LSD and cannabis, was recognized at that time. Opiate abuse was uncommon until the 1980s, following events in the opium production centres of Afghanistan and Iran. Government task forces ...
On 8 December 2020 a man was arrested in connection with the death of Keane Mulready-Woods. [25] Two more men, both in their early 20s, were arrested in relation to his death on 10 December and detained in Dundalk and Mountjoy Garda stations. [25] The man arrested two days before continued to be held in Drogheda Garda station. [25]
A total of 2,253 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine with a street value of 157 million euro has been seized from a cargo vessel off the south-east coast of Ireland.
Human Rights Day (HRD) is celebrated annually around the world on 10 December every year.. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.
In April 2022, Aidan Moffitt (aged 42) and Michael Snee (aged 58) were found murdered in their own homes, in the space of 24 hours. Both men were found with serious physical injuries due to a physical assault, around 1km apart in the town. Gardaí probed links to a serial killer. A 22-year-old man was arrested and subsequently charged. [42] [43]
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, [1] the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984, Misuse of Drugs Act 2015 [2] and the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 [3] are the acts of the Oireachtas regulating drugs in Ireland. The acts define the penalties for unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs.
Drug crime in Ireland dropped 15 percent in the following 12 months. [ citation needed ] Four months after Guerin's murder, in October 1996, there was a sharp decline in the sex ratio at birth in Ireland, an indicator of societal stress levels, which fell to 0.5 from an anticipated value of more than 0.51.
Drug-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Drugs in the Republic of Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.