Cocaine Today, Organic Tomorrow

"THE Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has hit out at double standards among the better-off in Irish society who use cocaine on a Saturday night and eat organic food on Sunday.

In a wide-ranging interview, Archbishop Martin also called for money and property seized from criminals by the Criminal Assets Bureau to be given back to communities.

Renewing his proposal for a national summit of community leaders to address violent crime in spite of its rejection by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, the Archbishop pointed out that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shared his view that the battle against crime will be won at the level of communities."

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