Minister plays down drug-dealing on Liffey boardwalk
24/08/2006 - 13:00:54The minister with responsibility for drug problems has played down reports of open drug-dealing on the boardwalk along the River Liffey in Dublin city centre.
Photographs in this morning's Irish Independent show open drug-dealing on the tourist attraction, despite the presence of undercover gardaí.
Asked about the matter today, Junior Minister Noel Ahern said the situation was a policing problem that had to be tackled by the gardaí.
He also claimed the dealers and users would not be using the boardwalk "as soon as the weather gets nasty in a few weeks' time".
