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The rapid rise of cocaine use in Ireland

Cocaine use in Ireland has surged in the past decade, moving from the margins into the mainstream...

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12.00 18 Jan 2026


The rapid rise of cocaine use in Ireland


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12.00 18 Jan 2026


Cocaine use in Ireland has surged in the past decade, moving from the margins into the mainstream Irish social life, with Ireland now ranking among the highest users in Europe. So, what’s driving the boom, and what’s it doing to us? To discuss, Anton is joined by Jo-Hanna Ivers, Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin & Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland, the head of An Garda Síochána's Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.


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