O'Toole urges anti-drugs campaign to continue
Larry O'Toole, who was shot with his son at a Communion ceremony
in Ballymun last month, has praised the anti-drugs movement and
urged people to continue their campaign. He was speaking at a
crowded meeting in Darndale Community Hall on Monday night 8
June.
There was a standing ovation for the leading anti-drugs acitivist
and Sinn Féin representative when he addressed the meeting. He
was presented with a plaque by Cecil Johnson from the Coalition
of Communities Against Drugs (COCAD) in recognition of his work.
On 23 May, the day after his release from hospital, Larry had
atteneded a COCAD fundraising function in the Temple Theatre.
Accepting the presentation Larry O'Toole said: ``I will never the
forget the support for myself and for my family which was given
by people in this community. Friends, neighbours, anti-drugs
activists from Dublin North East and from across the city helped
to sustain us at a very traumatic time.''
Turning to the anti-drugs campaign Larry O'Toole said: ``No form
of intimidation over the years has succeeded in keeping people
off the streets in their efforts to end the scourge of drugs.
Despite attacks on anti-drugs activists the campaign has gone
from strength to strength. Courageous people are working to
defend their children from illness and death as a result of drug
abuse. The presence of people here in Darndale shows that the
campaign will go on until we have eliminated this blight on our
communities.''
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