Around five years ago Merchants Quay Ireland started providing crack cocaine pipes in its needle-exchange rooms alongside needles. “We have a crack epidemic,” says Amy Carroll, harm reduction service ...

Treatment for crack cocaine has jumped seven-fold in the last six years and people are now being treated for it in almost every county in Ireland, according to a new study The startling increase and ...

Frontline community drug taskforces are struggling to attract employees to deal with the “crack cocaine crisis” impacting deprived communities. A lack of job security and pensions, along with better ...

Three men are being questioned after €14.1 million worth of cocaine was seized in Co Laois. Gardaí say the intelligence led operation has taken down the main supply network for cocaine and crack ...

Accused was found in possession of four deals of suspected diamorphine, five deals of crack cocaine, a small quantity of cannabis, and €515 in cash, court heard Accused was arrested by gardaí in Cork ...

Tom Brady Security Editor GARDAI believe a large drugs seizure in Dublin has dealt a body blow to a West African gang. They also believe the gang may control a cocaine and crack cocaine supply route ...

A man who was due in court on drug charges led police on a chase, where he was found once again to be holding a large stock of Class A drugs. In May 2023, officers raided an address in Yard Close, ...

18:15, Mon, Sep 22, 2025 Updated: 15:33, Thu, Sep 25, 2025 The tiny Cornish town of Callington has become riddled with drugs and crime, with the police working to bust the area's most prolific dealers ...