Drugs group halts meetings

Meetings of Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council were disrupted last night by activists from the Coalition of …

Meetings of Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council were disrupted last night by activists from the Coalition of Communities Against Drugs.

The protesters claimed they wanted to highlight the "inaction of the politicians" in relation to the drug crisis as well as Garda "harassment" of anti-drug activists by their "dignified and peaceful" protest.

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