Conor Carville pleaded guilty to a series of offences, including attempted car-jacking, the unauthorised taking of a vehicle and burglary

Cannabis and cocaine worth €63,000 was found in a shipping container at Centre Park Road – specially leased for the weighing, bagging, and distribution of drugs in Cork city.

The bulk cargo vessel at the centre of the biggest cocaine seizure in Irish history is to be put up for auction

Accused, 76, had two-year sentence suspended on condition he does not grow cannabis for 12 months

Two Kanturk brothers attacked a 39-year-old man because of a drug debt owed to them and now they have been jailed for two years.

Court told accused was in grips of addiction with substantial drugs debt

Gardaí are not entitled to detain a driver at the roadside for up to an hour to await the result of a drug test, the High Court ruled.

Judge imposes €2k fine and two-year suspended sentence

Man acted as a drugs courier on the promise of payment of €3,000

Gardaí called to his home and seized the drugs at his house and in a laneway

Parents who ignore destructive behaviour are merely fuelling the fire

A number of overdoses occurred in Dublin city this morning as the HSE warned of an 'increased risk at present'

Accused caught with €3,000 worth of cocaine which judge said was 'at the lower end of the chain'

Cannabis worth €74,000 was uncovered at the home of a Midleton man and now he has been jailed for two and a half years.

HSE addiction services national clinical lead Eamon Keenan said: 'We are urging extreme caution following a sharp rise in the number of overdoses related to a powder being sold as heroin in the Dublin region.'

There is no evidence at present to suggest that a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl is responsible for the overdoses

Patrick McCarthy was given a two-year jail sentence with the last six months suspended

Forensic Science Ireland has found cannabis in chocolate spread, chocolate bars, crisps and a soft drink

Defence senior counsel said the young man’s mother made the kind of call that no mother would ever hope to make but did so because her teenage son’s life was out of control

 Having a heroin addiction does not justify a person marching into a shop with a knife and terrifying staff for cash to buy more drugs.

Accused caught with cannabis worth €77k in his van, court told

Mark Lawlor’s violent death is likely to elicit recommendations on how better to do things in the future but there have been many before, and the future looks no better

Iranian criminal gangs and Middle East militants Hezbollah may be linked to seizure of 2.2 tonnes of cocaine aboard the MV Matthew

Man rearrested after getting off a ferry at Rosslare last year

Case has been adjourned until November 15

After 50 years of dealing with a societal issue through the lens of the criminal justice system, change is not going to be easy — but the Citizens' Assembly has made a good start

Recently retired judge Olann Kelleher's use of his discretionary powers when dealing with first offenders has had an extraordinary success rate

Olann Kelleher is concerned by reports that fentanyl could be used as a replacement for heroin

'A fierce problem with cocaine' in Cork prompted one judge to devise a scheme to help users of the drug, mostly young men, to avoid a conviction. Now retired from the bench, Judge Olann Kelleher tells Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe about the success of the diversion programme and his hope that other judges will embrace it

Dr Cian Ó Concubhair of Maynooth University join's Mick on this week's podcast

A 21-year-old Cork man who was caught sitting in his bedroom surrounded by a stash of cocaine and cannabis worth almost €130,000 was given a five-year suspended sentence.

The court heard: 'His belongings were taken off him. They included his phone worth no more than €100 or €200, a chain, a watch and Pokeman cards.'

One reader suggests something be done about the difference in price between similar products marketed differently to men and women while others discuss the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, and the lack of bins in Clonakilty town

One reader suggests we need more experts on TV panel shows, while others consider issues including the Citizens' Assembly, and Irish commentary on the conflict in Gaza 

The body voted on and agreed 36 recommendations for Government over the weekend, aimed at producing a new Irish model of legislation, policy and service to reduce the harm caused by illicit drugs use

The findings come as the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs in Ireland narrowly voted against recommending the legalisation of cannabis

The chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs, Paul Reid, believes there is a 'strong mood for change' among members

Members of Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs to 'balance risks' in their recommendations on drug laws

European Commission to provide €200m fund to boost security at EU ports

Customs officials face losing battle as €10bn cocaine trade leads to dramatic increase in violent crime in north-west Europe, writes Jon Henley in Le Havre

The accused maintains that he was holding the drugs for an organised crime gang

All three are charged with possession of cocaine, and having cocaine for sale or supply on Sunday, August 6, at L2998 in Richmond, Dunkettle, Co. Cork

Woman faced counts including dangerous driving, having no insurance, drug driving, and possession of Diamorphine (heroin) for her own use

Justice minister also said cocaine seizure off Cork coast only 'tip of the iceberg'