Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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‘Zombie’ card bid to shut drug clinic POSTCARDS depicting drug users as by DaviD KEarnS ‘the Walking Dead’ have caused uproar as a local business group launched a ‘the State’s own drug’. Condemning a lack of programmes at campaign to close a methadone clinic. The Dún Laoghaire Ratepayers Asso- the centre, Mr Kerrigan said almost a ciation (DLRPA) defended its cards, third of those it treated had been attendwhich it gave out to local businesses, ing for more than ten years. However, local Fianna Fáil councillor asking them to send them to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar, saying ‘their Jennifer Cuffe, a member of the Dún graphic nature underlines an unfortu- Laoghaire Drugs Task Force, described the ‘negative tactics’ employed by the nate graphic situation.’ DLRPA chairperson Peter Kerrigan DLRPA as ‘absolutely disgusting’. ‘This is an attempt to place the blame told Metro Herald: ‘This campaign is about getting the HSE to take action and of Dún Laoghaire town’s issues squareadmit that how they treat drug use in ly at the feet of a small minority by dehumanising and scaremongering,’ Ms this country is a complete failure. ‘We’re not attacking users. We’re at- Cuffe said. ‘DLRPA and others may not agree tacking a broken treatment system that has failed them as much as it has failed with the presence of a Drug Treatment our local community. Every Friday, Clinic in Dún Laoghaire but their atthere’s nowhere for the 100-plus people tempt to pin blame through demonising that come into Dún Laoghaire for their those unable to defend themselves for treatment, and they are left to wander Dún Laoghaire’s problems is pathetic.’ Speaking on RTÉ’s Liveline yesterday, the streets completely dazed to everya number of residents backed the camthing around them.’ The leaflet – which depicts a zombie paign, if not quite its method, to close the drug treatment figure with the title clinic. ‘These peo‘The Walking Dead’ ple need help, and – criticises the HSE while these postand the provision of cards aren’t the anmethadone to paswers, neither is tients at its clinic on having a treatment Patrick Street, just centre in the midoff the town’s main dle of a shopping street, claiming it area,’ said one is excessive and nothing more than ‘Negative tactics’: The DLRPA postcards caller.
THE LIFE OF BRIAN: Brian Farrell hosts the Today Tonight Election Debate – featuring ing Charles Haughey and Garret Fitzgerald ger – in 1982. Presidentt Michael D Higgins led tributes yesterday to the longtime RTÉ presenter and political analyst, who passed away at the age of 85 pAGE 5
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