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# Ecstasy

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2022
Man due in court after gardaí and customs seize more than €100,000 of ecstasy in Dublin raid
The seizure is part of a wide ranging investigation into organised crime in the capital.
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Aug 16th 2022, 7:57 AM
Revenue seizes ecstasy pills worth €93,000 in parcels labelled as 'children's toys'
Alcohol was seized in Co Wexford worth an estimated €55,000 yesterday.
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Mar 4th 2022, 2:06 PM
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Woman (30s) arrested after €89,000 worth of cocaine and ecstasy seized in Dublin
The seizure was made during a search in Clondalkin last night.
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Oct 14th 2020, 12:19 PM
2 goals and 2 red cards in incredible finale, as Flamengo snatch Copa Libertadores glory
River Plate were minutes from successfully defending the trophy until Gabriel Barbosa struck twice.
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Nov 23rd 2019, 10:48 PM
Cork hospital warns festival-goers of 'bad batch' of ecstasy tablets causing 'severe illness'
Festival promoters also confirmed they were aware of drugs circulating at the festival.
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Aug 3rd 2019, 4:19 PM
Irish adults among Europe's biggest users of cocaine and MDMA as experts warn of 'Uberisation' of drugs trade
The findings were outlined in the EU’s drugs agency’s annual report today.
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Jun 6th 2019, 9:58 PM
Japanese professor faces jail for allegedly getting students to produce ecstasy
Comparisons are being made with TV series Breaking Bad.
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Apr 17th 2019, 7:19 AM
Man arrested and €150k in cash seized after gardaí stop speeding van on N2
The discovery was made after gardaí stopped a speeding van yesterday.
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Mar 14th 2019, 4:24 PM
From Colombian cartels to grow-houses in Galway: where do Ireland's illegal drugs come from?
We look at the connection between international crime gangs and Irish customers.
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Sep 16th 2018, 12:05 AM
'People tend to start doing cocaine because it's so much more socially acceptable'
Dominic McGrath reports on Dublin’s midnight scene.
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Sep 10th 2018, 12:10 AM
Drugs in Ireland - what did we take before, what are we taking now?
For the Irish, when it comes to taking controlled substances, old habits die hard.
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Sep 10th 2018, 12:05 AM
Three arrested after €300,000 worth of drugs seized in Cork
The raid occurred in Kinsale last Friday, 27 October.
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Oct 30th 2017, 7:57 AM
'A lot of questions about ketamine' - keeping people drug-safe at Electric Picnic's welfare tent
The Ana Liffey Drug Project made its debut at this year’s festival – and it proved to be a busy three days for the volunteers.
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Sep 9th 2017, 4:00 PM
Carrie Fisher had cocaine and ecstasy in her system when she suffered heart attack
The Star Wars actress suffered a mid-flight heart attack last December.
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Jun 19th 2017, 7:50 PM
Gardaí find almost €300k worth of drugs at a home in Blanchardstown
One man was arrested following the search at a house in Huntstown Court.
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May 5th 2017, 3:32 PM
Over 1 in 10 people in south Dublin reported taking an illegal drug recently
The current levels of illegal drug use in 2014/15 rose since the study was last carried out in 2010/11.
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Feb 24th 2017, 12:57 PM
'I'm shaking... absolutely incredible' - Bowe, O'Driscoll and others react to Ireland's famous win
Kevin Kilbane, Ross O’Carroll and Alastair Campbell also gave their thoughts on tonight’s victory.
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Nov 5th 2016, 11:58 PM
Joy for Irish rowing as O'Donovan brothers claim historic silver medal at Olympics
The Skibbereen duo were in action in the men’s lightweight double sculls final today.
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Aug 12th 2016, 3:53 PM
Over €440,000 worth of ecstasy and cocaine seized after men stopped in Dublin city centre
The men, both aged in their 20s, were searched on Aston Quay.
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Jul 30th 2016, 9:21 AM
13-year-old in critical condition after taking suspected MDMA
Greater Manchester Police said that they had arrested a 15-year-old yesterday in relation to the incident.
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Jul 13th 2016, 11:36 AM
Actor left permanently scarred after being slashed by teen in ecstasy row
The teenager was remanded in custody yesterday after the hearing.
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Jul 8th 2016, 6:25 AM
Two arrests after 12-year-olds take ecstasy and are hospitalised
The girls are in a stable condition.
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Jun 20th 2016, 9:07 AM
Three 12-year-old girls in serious condition in Manchester after taking ecstasy pills
Salford police say that the tablets are called ‘Teddy Tablets’.
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Jun 19th 2016, 2:13 PM
Gardaí find €50k worth of ecstasy during Kenneth O'Brien investigation
A search of the Ardclough area of Kildare is currently being carried out.
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Jan 22nd 2016, 10:29 PM
There's a plan to get the world's biggest club drug approved for medical use by 2021
It could be used as a viable treatment for use in psychotherapy to treat PTSD.
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Oct 31st 2015, 8:00 PM
Drug-using students urged to be more careful when taking pills
The campaign is the first time a drug service has worked with Irish universities to develop drug-related resources aimed at students.
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Oct 23rd 2015, 6:02 AM
This is what €225,000 worth of ecstasy tablets looks like
A man in his 40s has been arrested after a raid in west Dublin yesterday.
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Aug 11th 2015, 2:41 PM
Three arrests as 72,000 ecstasy pills are seized in Dublin
The tablets had an estimated street value of €720,000.
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Jul 1st 2015, 12:33 PM
Of 23,000 who say they took MDMA, 202 ended up in hospital
There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking medical treatment after taking the drug over the past few years.
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Jun 18th 2015, 6:08 AM
Two new legal highs are being discovered for sale per week
A new report shows interest in ‘traditional’ drugs is falling.
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Jun 4th 2015, 4:44 PM
Joy for Cork youngster as Preston promoted to the Championship
Jermaine Beckford hit a hat-trick, while Paul Huntington was also on target in a comfortable win.
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May 24th 2015, 8:04 PM
Normal service resumed: Gardaí seize 'Blue Ghost' pills worth €380k
The seizure was made in Clondalkin in West Dublin.
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Mar 14th 2015, 8:39 PM
E's are gone: Michael D has signed that emergency law, making loads of drugs illegal (again)
Ecstasy, ketamine, magic mushrooms and crystal meth (etc. etc.) will be illegal to possess once again, from midnight.
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Mar 11th 2015, 11:01 PM
The 8 most embarrassing international headlines about #YokeGate
We’d like to think they’re laughing with us, not at us.
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Mar 11th 2015, 9:15 AM
The Rubberbandits called Newstalk live after 'taking legal yips'
That’s what Blindboy Boatclub says, anyway.
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Mar 11th 2015, 7:45 AM
The Rubberbandits called Newstalk live after taking 'legal ecstasy'...
The Limerick duo’s Blindboy Boatclub told Twitter that he planned to do the interview while under the influence.
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Mar 11th 2015, 6:25 AM
The judge who allowed ecstasy and ketamine to be legalised explains why he did it
Mr Justice Gerard Hogan made a big call today.
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Mar 10th 2015, 11:59 PM
Why are ecstasy, magic mushrooms, and other drugs all legal tonight and tomorrow?
Emergency legislation is needed after a court ruling this morning. Here’s what happened…
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Mar 10th 2015, 11:01 PM
Police urge people with dangerous Superman drugs to hand them in
The drugs are believed to have been the cause of at least three deaths so far.
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Jan 4th 2015, 5:29 PM
'Superman' ecstasy tablets worth €1.2 million seized in Dublin
The tablets — impressed with a Superman-style ‘S’ — originated in Belgium.
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Dec 19th 2014, 3:20 PM
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