Alcohol at 12, drugs by 14: Irish woman, 23, shares her story of recovery from addiction
For Emma Lynch, recovery began with a decision to give herself one more chance. As the Substance Use…
The fake Cork vape shops sending strangers to innocent people’s front doors
In a sleepy, settled area of The Lough in Cork City, one address stands out on Google Maps.…
‘We were the perfect, happy, family,’ says Cork man accused of stabbing wife and daughter
A woman sustained 15 stab and defensive wounds and a fractured cheekbone last weekend in a knife attack…
Ireland’s first drug diversion scheme begins nationwide after seven-year wait
The HSE is “geared up” for around 7,000 people to be referred to it by gardaí for a…
Limited action on 2022 report on mental health, addiction, and prison
Implementation of key recommendations made by a Government task force on mental health, addiction, and prison in 2022…
MV Matthew: Drug ship sold for $1 could have been worth €3.36m
The cocaine mothership MV Matthew, which was sold for $1 after costing the State almost €17m to maintain…
Gardaí seize almost €600,000 in drugs as man charged in Cork investigation
A man in his 30s has been charged following the seizure of almost €600,000 worth of suspected drugs…
‘Drug use as normal for young people as drinking alcohol’, says recovering Cork addict
Drugs are as normalised for young people in Ireland as drinking, but their stronger effects mean more people…
Man arrested after €1.67m cannabis seizure in Cork
Cannabis worth almost €1.7m has been seized in Cork and a man in his 30s has been arrested.…
Inside Safetynet Primary Care: The mobile GP service transforming homeless healthcare
Dr Enda Barron remembers wading through rats to reach a patient in the clutches of a terrifying mental…
Health authorities across border issue ‘joint warning’ of high-strength ecstasy to festival goers
Health authorities across the island have issued a “joint warning” to festival goers about high-strength ecstasy and new…
Cork gang leader convicted after one of city’s biggest-ever drugs investigations
The Lithuanian man who denied directing organised crime in Cork involving systematic drug-dealing operations around Fitzgerald’s Park and…