The airport, which is also a flight school, is located between Lucan and Celbridge.

A long-awaited new building for Forensic Science Ireland will house more than 200 staff.

“Concerning” binge drinking trends among young adults and parents were also found.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says Ireland needs to reevaluate its attitude to people with addiction issues.

Employees at Neart le Chéile in Clondalkin have been told the centre will close down at the end of next month.

This week on The Explainer, we’re joined by Dr Austin O Carroll, a GP who specialises in addiction services, to look closer at what happened and find out more about these synthetic opioids. We also examine where all of this fits into the concerns around fentanyl and the possibility of its arrival in Ireland.

If the Bill becomes legislation it will make it legal for someone to possess up to 7g of cannabis.

Fifty-seven people have overdosed in Dublin city since last Thursday.

Trace amounts of a nitazene-type substance were found in a brown powder associated with one of the overdoses.

It’s understood there were around 13 overdoses in the Dublin region this morning.

Concerns have also been raised about xylazine, a powerful sedative typically used in animal surgeries.

Two other men, aged in their 20s and 30s, arrested as part of the operation have been released from custody.

Herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €4.2 million was discovered concealed in large steel containers at Dublin Port.

The figure represents a 16.3% increase in recorded assaults when compared to 2021.

The drugs were marked as ‘Work Shoes’ and ‘Spray Overalls’.

The man was arrested at Dublin Airport last night.

Legislation has been one of the most hotly debated issues considered by the assembly.

The drugs are estimated to be worth over €1m

Searches were carried out in Drumcondra and Fairview.

Europe is bracing itself for a potential heroin shortage after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation.

The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use is meeting to consider a broad range of perspectives on prevention.

Six men and two women have already appeared before the Courts as part of these investigations, gardaí confirmed.

A UL professor said most young offenders simply “grow out of crime” without intervention.

The drugs were seized as part of two separate intelligence-led operations on Saturday.

This weekend’s meeting will consist of talks and workshops looking at Ireland’s present legal approach to drugs, and possible ways forward.

The seizure is part of an ongoing operation targeting the drug trade in the Dublin area.

The Defence Forces last year spent €23,856 on drugs testing.

The HSE screening team found drugs that had never been detected in the state before at the event last year.

Cocaine estimated to be worth €910,000 was seized along with cannabis herb valued at €720,000.

In total, almost 133 kilograms of cocaine was seized after Revenue officers had profiled an alleged offender.

The drugs were seized during the search of residential properties in the west Dublin area last night.

The raid took place yesterday and targeted members of an organised crime operation in Dublin.

At around 2pm yesterday, gardaí searched a home under warrant in Tallaght.

The announcement was made days after BBC Arabic released an investigative documentary looking into the illicit drugs trade in Syria.