Four men are slumped on a litter-strewn pavement lighting up pipes full of crack – the illegal and catastrophically addictive blend of cocaine and baking powder. They are within sight of a police car ...

A terrified grandmother was strangled in a lift by a blood-soaked crack cocaine addict. The horrifying incident occurred around 3pm on March 28 this year when the victim went to visit her friend at ...

An "epidemic" of crack cocaine usage in west Tallaght, Dublin, one of the poorest communities in the State, is "devastating" families and communities, a report published on Monday warns. Crack ...

The case of a crack addict who shot another man twice in the head is a "vivid illustration" of how far things can go wrong when people become "enmeshed in criminality" through taking "so-called ...

Frontline workers in southwest Dublin have said there is a 'tsunami' of crack cocaine addiction in the area. A report commissioned by the Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force found that one third of ...

A former crack cocaine addict who requires a life saving lung transplant due to his habit has been given a five year sentence… A former crack cocaine addict who requires a life saving lung transplant ...

A new report has revealed a “tsunami” of crack cocaine addictions in Tallaght, with one-third of those seeking help being women. Over the last 10 years, the number of people treated in Tallaght Drugs ...

Mick Jagger’s former crack addict nephew has won a bid to change his curfew times – so he can see his children and walk the dog. John Jagger, 35, told South Somerset magistrates the 7pm-6am rule ...

A gran was left terrified when she was strangled in a lift by a crack cocaine addict who was covered in blood. It was around 3pm on March 28 this year that the victim went to visit her friend at ...

It followed the story of how Eklund went from hometown hero who fought the great Sugar Ray Leonard for $7,500 (around £6,000) to a crack cocaine addict. His brother Micky meanwhile was attempting to ...