‘Cocaine is in GAA every club, it’s frightening’ – Limerick legend Ciarán Carey

[Captain Scarlet]

It is everywhere but I do find with some articles it's add GAA to the headline and away we go. The GAA is in every village, so is coke, so let's tie them in for the story.

Every rugby club and posh school has it. Imagine testing Sunday League lads...

The GAA can't fox society in fairness and people are just living with it. Never into it myself but I do like having a few and can be guilty of a few too many at times, so I don't judge anyone.

[AustinPowers]

Wouldn't mind their money if they can afford to have a 'bag' and pinting

Absolutely.

Work colleague, very sociable lad, heads out every Sat and Sunday (Sunday is daytime supping). Be on a decent enough wage, cries poverty all the time and the fact that he can't get a deposit together to buy his own place. We worked it out that he's blowing in or around a 1000 quid a month supping, snorting and football bets. Eye watering amounts of cash

Was watching a program recently  about healthy eating

This couple with kids moved back home  with a  parent , in order to save for a deposit for mortgage.   Been there over 2 years and no nearer to deposit.  Long story  short , they were spending  over £300 a week on takeaways.  (How is that even possible?!)

Anyway, I just  think  people have no idea how to  save or budget these days. Everything is just  on credit  cards and the likes. Like spoilt children ,  they see something and they have to  get it. And get it now. No waiting, budgeting or  saving up.  Everything  has to be got now.

[Milltown Row2]

Sunday pints back in the day!! Super Sundays then when the GAA season started, pints after the game! Picked up around 7, food sleep ready for work!


Now I wait till around 4 ish before opening a can or two while the sport is on and making the dinner! Ah the joys of being old!

[AustinPowers]

What is it that  makes people start taking cocaine?

I can sort of understand the teens/early 20's , out on  the town ,  everyelse is doing it etc etc. But I know of plenty of 40-60 year olds  on it . 

I mean , what possesses them to start?

speaking as a 40 something myself , and not  frequenting pubs/clubs anymore,  with absolutely no intention of ever taking  coke or any other drug , .... i just  can't get my head around why anyone would start it (particularly anyone  married with kids,  over 35 etc)....

[Blowitupref]

What is it that  makes people start taking cocaine?

I can sort of understand the teens/early 20's , out on  the town ,  everyelse is doing it etc etc. But I know of plenty of 40-60 year olds  on it . 

I mean , what possesses them to start?

speaking as a 40 something myself , and not  frequenting pubs/clubs anymore,  with absolutely no intention of ever taking  coke or any other drug , .... i just  can't get my head around why anyone would start it (particularly anyone  married with kids,  over 35 etc)....

Feeling low and looking for instant high would be my guess.

I see publican Byrne O'Connell said its easier to get drugs than drink hyperbole much?

[thewobbler]

What is it that  makes people start taking cocaine?

I can sort of understand the teens/early 20's , out on  the town ,  everyelse is doing it etc etc. But I know of plenty of 40-60 year olds  on it . 

I mean , what possesses them to start?

speaking as a 40 something myself , and not  frequenting pubs/clubs anymore,  with absolutely no intention of ever taking  coke or any other drug , .... i just  can't get my head around why anyone would start it (particularly anyone  married with kids,  over 35 etc)....

Because it tends to make socially awkward more outgoing, tends to give sleepy/tired people more energy to party all night, and tends to make nervous people feel invincible.

Not everyone gets the same vibes from coke. Some people just get a waggly jaw and sit there bemused.

But for many people it's a quicker and more fun escape from reality than booze.

The biggest problem with coke likely isn't the now. It's the 20-30 years from now, and the mental health side effects that are coming down the line.

I'm sure it's perfectly possible to live a long, healthy and mentally stable life after a sustained period of cocaine use; the human body does have remarkable powers of recovery. But at the same time I think it's going to be an awful lot less likely for things to pan out like that.

[JoG2]

i never understood the fascination  with sunday drinking

I can imagine most of the Sunday pint men in your local were happy enough with this 

[Milltown Row2]

What is it that  makes people start taking cocaine?

I can sort of understand the teens/early 20's , out on  the town ,  everyelse is doing it etc etc. But I know of plenty of 40-60 year olds  on it . 

I mean , what possesses them to start?

speaking as a 40 something myself , and not  frequenting pubs/clubs anymore,  with absolutely no intention of ever taking  coke or any other drug , .... i just  can't get my head around why anyone would start it (particularly anyone  married with kids,  over 35 etc)....

What possesses someone to start drinking, smoking, vaping (when never a smoker) none of the above is good for you but people seem to get something out of it.

Human nature, peer pressure, addiction, buzz, if you've never taken it before then it would be difficult to work out the why

40 to 60 year olds didn't grow up in a monastery they went to parties raves and so on, hell, your granny grew up in the 60's.

You wise up I'm sure over the years and not be at that shite, but you'd be fooling yourself into thinking 40 plus year olds are the same as your da when he was 40 plus.

Every generation will have had drugs about, social media makes it out to be 'crazy'

I wouldn't get too wound up about the bogs in the men's being filled, unless you're dying for a crap

[ONeill]

The good thing, if there is one, is that a few lads are spotting their habits early and seeking help early.

[Eire90]

irish town centres are now go zones on friday and saturday nights because of people on coke looking to fight or just shouting at people.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

No, they aren't.
Fights, and people looking them, have been a theme of town centre Friday & Saturday nights long before Cocaine had any place in Irish society.

[Milltown Row2]

Just shouting at people 

[imtommygunn]

Which specific towns... Always been towns here and there that are nothing but fights. Booze would be worse for fighting I imagine too.

[Eire90]

They say strabane is really bad with coke.

[seafoid]

A typical Irish independent article. A leading headline and SFA detail. What are the numbers on cocaine spend and abuse and how much does it cost the health system ?