Ireland had no “excess deaths” during the core pandemic years of 2020-2022, and actually had a lower-than-expected death rate in that time period, according to new research.
The number of people seeking treatment for crack cocaine has jumped almost 600pc between 2016 and 2022, and drug treatment experts say numbers are continuing to rise.
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has admitted it only told councillors of its plans for the now burnt-out Ringsend premises to be used as a homeless hub if they had contacted them about it first.
On April 17, Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch walked free from court after being found not guilty of the murder of Kinahan cartel associate David Byrne seven years earlier.