Column: The war on drugs isn’t working. We need to medicalise heroin.


Column: The war on drugs isn’t working. We need to medicalise heroin.: “WE NEED TO have a very serious think about our drug policy because it is not working. While the use of other more discretionary ‘recreational’ drugs such as cocaine declined somewhat with the recession, there are as many heroin addicts now as there were at the height of the boom and drug crime has increased.”?

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Tackle gangs by legalising drugs


Tackle gangs by legalising drugs: “Peter McVerry SJ was pulling no punches on the Pat Kenny’s radio programme on Tuesday 8 January. He was discussing the impact of Gangland culture on young people and Irish society in general. Peter said the gangs would only cease to exist when the sale of drugs became legalised and controlled.”?

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10 things we learned from RTÉ’s Inside Irish Nationwide


10 things we learned from RTÉ’s Inside Irish Nationwide: “The warning signs were there long before its collapse”?

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10 things we learned from RTÉ’s Inside Irish Nationwide


10 things we learned from RTÉ’s Inside Irish Nationwide: “The warning signs were there long before its collapse”?

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"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service – National News – Independent.ie


“ENCOURAGECHANGE”paddoconnell8@gmail.com: Tipstaff top league of expenses claims in Courts Service – National News – Independent.ie: “There are currently 75 tipstaffs in the Courts Service and Justice Minister Alan Shatter said that none of the positions had ever been advertised.?THE”PLATINUM”CIRCLE?”

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Taoiseach’s nephew, 18, jailed for crime spree | Irish Examiner


Taoiseach’s nephew, 18, jailed for crime spree | Irish Examiner: “Offered a scholarship with Trinity College in Dublin.”?

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.


ENCOURAGECHANGE.: “””“Perhaps new forms of research-based investigation might better address such issues as the Magdalene Laundries or the quality of care in some mother-and-baby homes “and other institutions,””?”ALL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND?

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Harvard’s Bruce Western advocates new prison, rehabilitation policies | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2013
Harvard’s Bruce Western advocates new prison, rehabilitation policies | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2013: ” Western is studying what happens to prisoners after their release and has come to interview Jerry about his experience.”?”

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ENCOURAGECHANGE.


ENCOURAGECHANGE.: “””“Perhaps new forms of research-based investigation might better address such issues as the Magdalene Laundries or the quality of care in some mother-and-baby homes “and other institutions,””?”ALL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND?

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posted by encourage change at 1:21 pm no comments: links to this post
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Harvard’s Bruce Western advocates new prison, rehabilitation policies | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2013
Harvard’s Bruce Western advocates new prison, rehabilitation policies | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2013: ” Western is studying what happens to prisoners after their release and has come to interview Jerry about his experience.”?”

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WHAT IF?


WHAT IF?: “”“Perhaps new forms of research-based investigation might better address such issues as the Magdalene Laundries or the quality of care in some mother-and-baby homes “and other institutions,””?”ALL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND?

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Archbishop suggests investigation into Magdalene Laundries


Archbishop suggests investigation into Magdalene Laundries: ““Perhaps new forms of research-based investigation might better address such issues as the Magdalene Laundries or the quality of care in some mother-and-baby homes “and other institutions,””?

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