Moves by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to bring in legislation to close down head shops have been welcomed by Independent TD Finian McGrath who said a “huge crisis” had now developed over the issue, writes Deaglán de Bréadún
The Dublin North-Central TD was “absolutely stunned” by the numbers he saw queuing outside a head shop in a middle-class area of north Dublin where the crowds on a Saturday night compared with those for the local chipper, he said. He urged support for the Criminal Justice (Psychotropic Substances) Bill, expected to be before Cabinet next week.
