'These are the same people, by the way, who buy organic vegetables and insist on Fair Trade coffee'
Thepresenter was speaking after the new chief executive of Merchant's Quay Ireland warned that middle-class Ireland is sustaining the drug trade.
"The only thing I would say is, there's something funny in the way we say, 'Poor people are addicts but middle-class people are habitual users'. "He's calling the middle classes out because we, in the middle classes, are sustaining and funding the criminal activities and the lifestyles of the Kinahans and others," he said.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Album reviews: You’ll be Crazymad for CMAT’s charming second albumCiara Mary-Alice Thompson delivers self-effacing humour, personality and oodles of insight in new album
Read more »
New CEO Ciara McCormack aiming to push Treaty towards professionalismA rebrand of the club will likely take place in 2025.
Read more »
Good guys versus bad guys is wrong way to look at the conflict in Middle EastIf Ireland’s history has one message about the unfolding tragedy, it is that we should seek to understand both sides
Read more »
European stocks decline amid rising tensions in Middle EastTechnology and mining sectors hardest hit, followed by broader industrial goods
Read more »
Mass protests across Middle East over death of hundreds at al-Ahli Baptist hospitalThree Arab governments which have normalised ties with Israel heavily criticise attack
Read more »
Global shares fall as tensions rise in Middle EastInvestor concerns were compounded by hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data from the UK
Read more »