Drugs Archives – The College View

Christy Burke: ‘it’s the same story from 40 years ago and nothing has changed’

March 15, 2023

Councillor incensed by long-term inaction as Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs to commence next month With notable irritation in his voice, Dublin City Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke lays bare to me

Cannabis and cocaine common amongst students

February 2, 2022

One-third of students reported drug use in the last year and one-fifth reported drug use in the last month.

Covid-19 has had major effects on the lives of substance abusers

October 27, 2021

Covid-19 has had a massive impact on everyone, but some people have been affected in more serious and harmful ways than others.

North-East Dublin residents feel unsafe due to drug related intimidation

January 27, 2021

A quarter of North-East Dubliners have experienced drug related intimidation according to a report published on January 26th.

Covid-19 pandemic has major effect on the Irish drug trade

April 15, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major effect on the Irish drug trade, ultimately decimating the cocaine industry but increasing demand for cannabis, according to Gardaí and community officers.

The return of the white Celtic Tiger

November 14, 2018

The use of party drugs is as rampant as it was during the boom years.

DCU student recieves suspended sentence for drug posession

November 14, 2018

DCU student sentenced to one year fully suspended for 12 months after being in posession of thousands of euro worth of illegal drugs.

MDMA to meaning

November 14, 2018

The problem with drug use in general, but particularly with MDMA, is that it’s the easy way out. It’s selfish. It involves no personal responsibility. It’s cheating your future self out of happiness. It’s denying yourself something profoundly beautiful.

PrEP accessibility may increase

October 17, 2018

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA\0 want to provide a HIV preventative drug for free to at risk patients with medical cards.

Canadian cannabis legalised

October 17, 2018

Canada decriminalised the use of marijuana on October 17, making it the second country to do so after Uruguay.

Binging on a budget

October 17, 2018

It has never been a secret that university students are some of the most avid binge-drinkers.

DCU student pleads guilty to possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics

October 4, 2018

A DCU student has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics with intent to supply.

Two students hospitalised over bad batch of drugs

March 20, 2018

Two NUI Galway students were hospitalised after taking a “bad batch” of drugs.

Funding college is not an excuse for drug-dealing, say SU Presidents

March 7, 2018

The NUIG SU President has called the actions of students who sell drugs “wrong and unjustified”, after a court was told students in Galway are selling drugs to fund college.

Students’ Unions should advocate for decriminalisation of drug use, says Labour senator

February 7, 2018

Students’ Unions should be working with college authorities to advocate for students caught with illegal substances and campaigning for decriminalisation of drug use, according to Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Ó Ríordáin said while he understands

DCU Student found with nearly €4000 worth of narcotics

November 29, 2017

AN Garda Síochána raided house six in the DCU Hampstead student accommodation complex in search of drugs on the 15th of November. One witness recalled seeing a male student being escorted out of a Hampstead

Ecstasy use among Students at an all-time high

April 19, 2017

Gardaí fear that ecstasy use among second and third level students has reached an all-time high. Last week, a 22-year-old college student was left in critical condition in Sligo University Hospital following a night out

DIT lobbies for new attitude on drug addiction

March 8, 2017

DIT VP for Welfare Tara O’Brien organised an “Addiction Awareness” campaign this month to change the way students think about addiction.

4,000 pills seized on their way to Galway Rag Week

February 22, 2017

Four thousand ecstasy pills and herbal cannabis were seized in Galway, all of which were suspected to be destined for the unofficial Galway ‘rag week.’

SSDP launches new “Sesh Safe” campaign

November 30, 2016

DCUStudents for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) launched their new project, SeshSafe, on Monday 21st of August, which aims to introduce drug testing kits, tools and skills for student drug safety and education.

The Government battles Ireland’s drugs problem but is it too late?

April 20, 2016

The recent amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Bill introduces supervised injecting facilities for heroin addicts, and it’s the Government’s biggest attempt to tackle the drug problem in Ireland in over a decade. With online

2C-B and Ireland’s party drug culture

February 10, 2016

Sarah Magliocco takes a look at the growing popularity of drugs amongst young people, and discusses the importance of educating yourself before you experiment

DCU to host 2nd SSDP National Conference

March 25, 2015

DCU will host the second SSDP national conference this April.

NUI Galway Drug Patrols

October 29, 2014

The university has stepped up their security following reports of heroin being openly used on campus grounds.

In too deep: The dark side of the web

April 2, 2014

A look at the ways hackers evade all laws and get their hands on information we thought was hidden.