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The following article appeared in the Avondhu Newspaper - 7th May 2009 North Cork communities are ‘the leading light’ in fighting drug dealing and abuse according to gardai who were on hand to launch the latest joint initiative aimed at tackling the antisocial issue. 
Liam Clancy, Martina Munnelly, Superintendent Tom Myers, Aoife Ni Chonchuir and Garda Andrew Geary display the new informative beer mats at the ‘Fermoy Says No To Drugs’ campaign launch in the Grand Hotel last week. Gardai, support groups, publicans and public officials were all present as the ‘Fermoy Says No To Drugs’ campaign was officially launched in The Grand Hotel last Thursday, April 30 in time for the May bank holiday weekend. As part of the campaign, messages in English and Polish on beer mats detailing the harmful effects and the risks associated with cannabis, ecstasy, alcohol and cocaine have been circulated to pubs in the area. Contact details for the local community drugs worker in Fermoy, and the Polish-speaking addiction counselor service based in Arbour House, St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork City are also included on the beer mats, while publicans in Fermoy have agreed to display posters on illicit drugs in their venues. “What this campaign demonstrates is that publicans in Fermoy do care, they do want to tackle drug and alcohol misuse,” Aoife Ni Chonchuir, Health Promotion Department with the Health Service Executive said. “What the publicans are saying loud and clear is that drug use and drug dealing will not be tolerated in Fermoy and that alcohol misuse will not be tolerated in Fermoy and that is a message that will be loud and clear to punters frequenting pubs and clubs in the Fermoy region.” |
