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The future of two head shops in Kilkenny city remain uncertain following the introduction of new legislation banning a number of popular legal highs.

The future of two head shops in Kilkenny city remain uncertain following the introduction of new legislation banning a number of popular legal highs.

It was a case of ‘tell us something we don’t know’ when the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs launched a study into substance abuse in Athlone last week.

It was a case of ‘tell us something we don’t know’ when the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs launched a study into substance abuse in Athlone last week.

Last week’s Cabinet reshuffle has left the role of the Minister for Drugs vacant and has effectively sidelined the national drugs strategy at a time when we need to put every effort into tackling Ireland’s drugs crisis, according to Castlebar Fine Gael town councillor Ger Deere.

You know that when the depiction of Tony Killeen and Pat Carey are presented as the bright new hopes for any project, that there is bound to be a certain amount of disappointment, but the Government reshuffle that was presented to us this week as the beginning of a new era leaves us distinctly underwhelmed. Competent ministers they may well be, but the grounds for their promotion are based more on loyalty rather than any any great aptitude for the job in hand.

To describe An Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s cabinet reshuffle as cautious would be to give it a gravitas it does not deserve. It was simply the work of an uninspired and dreadfully uninspiring leader.

Carlow’s local authorities are celebrating yet another government award with a brace at the recent Vodafone Innovation in Government Awards in Dublin Castle.

Carlow Local Authoritieshave scooped the best project in the Internal Administration category for its Shared Services initiative at the Vodafone Innovation in Government Awards. The awards which were presented by Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of An Taoiseach, Pat Carey, seek to recognise excellence and creativity for innovative initiatives in the public sector.