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Jan 2024
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Tallant: 'Cocaine knows no social bounda...

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This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Nicola Tallant, Investigations editor with the Sunday World to discuss cocaine usage in Ireland and its impact on the industry worldwide...

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