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'A humane way to approach it' - Calls for decriminalisation of drugs in Ireland

People caught with a small amount of drugs should not end up in the criminal justice system – that was the view of Junior Minister for Drugs Hildegarde Naughton speaking in an interview with the Irish Independent.  Kieran was joined by Dr Austin O Carroll Founder Safetynet and Clinical Director Granby GP service for Homeless and Michael O’Sullivan, Former Garda Assistant Commissioner & Former Head of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau...

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17.45 15 Jan 2024


'A humane way to approach it' - Calls for decriminalisation of drugs in Ireland


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People caught with a small amount of drugs should not end up in the criminal justice system – that was the view of Junior Minister for Drugs Hildegarde Naughton speaking in an interview with the Irish Independent. 

Kieran was joined by Dr Austin O Carroll Founder Safetynet and Clinical Director Granby GP service for Homeless and Michael O’Sullivan, Former Garda Assistant Commissioner & Former Head of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau...


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