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Replying To jm25:  "On a separate note seen a great post today enquiring when are the heroes with tri colours heading to Offaly to protest"
I was just thinking that same thing the other day. Like aside from anything else, I can't help thinking that story isn't getting the headlines relative to the atrocity it was. A poor young child and his grand aunt. Completely innocent. Fair play to the local soccer club for organising the vigil. Where is the activism and outrage among these right wingers about drugs and specifically the cocaine scourge now everywhere in the country (it's a rhetorical question really because a lot of the "patriots" are knee deep in it). The levels of addiction and drug debt intimidation is off the charts and it is not restricted to age or social grouping anymore. Drug gangs have their reach into every village in the country. It is frightening what has happened to some small towns.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 510 - 12/12/2025 17:55:39    2648157

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Drug gangs are the greatest scourge on this country. Their filth have infested every single village and town on this island. Ironically there appears to be a wall of silence around it. Intimidation of families who have a family member with a drug debt is common knowledge.

There should be a much bigger debate around this."
Absolutely. Crazy how the issue is not front and centre. It has become so normalised now especially among young people but not restricted to them by any means. Sadly it was only a matter of time before an atrocity like that happened.

FullOfPorter (Roscommon) - Posts: 510 - 12/12/2025 18:05:30    2648158

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Replying To jm25:  "100% you used to associate it with inner city now as you said it's rampant everywhere"
Agreed. Sadly it is in every village in the country.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1967 - 12/12/2025 18:57:12    2648160

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Drug gangs are the greatest scourge on this country. Their filth have infested every single village and town on this island. Ironically there appears to be a wall of silence around it. Intimidation of families who have a family member with a drug debt is common knowledge.

There should be a much bigger debate around this."
The second biggest scourge is the people buying them, whether its people buying a couple of linesworth for Saturday night or full on spoon heads, each are as equally to blame.
If there was no demand there'd be no supply.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2622 - 12/12/2025 22:24:54    2648172

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