Animal Bars chocolate

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Post cover — Image courtesy of "Irish Mirror"

Gardai deny asking Irish shop to stop selling Animal Bars due to ... (Irish Mirror)

It was alleged that this was because the chocolate bars were constantly being stolen by heroin users who wanted to use the foil in the products' packaging.

"Local Gardaí have liaised with the business and the sign has since been removed. A garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror that local gardai have visited the premises since the viral image was circulated and the shop has removed the sign. A post on Twitter went viral on Thursday after it featured an image of a sign stating that Animal Bars had been banned from a shop in Cork city at the request of gardai.

Cork store pulls brand of chocolate bar over misuse of foil by heroin ... (The Irish Times)

Notice was put up 'at our own discretion' and not on foot of Garda advice, says shopkeeper.

Gardai in Anglesea Street continue to support local businesses by issuing crime prevention advice and conducting regular high visibility patrols.” “We’ve carried out a few operations there and caught people but the next day they’re back there again. “You could have up to 40 or 50 users a day going there,” said a Garda source.

Gardaí deny reports they requested shop stop selling Animal Bars ... (Extra.ie)

A Cork shop has caused a stir on Twitter following their move to stop selling Animal Bars and falsely claiming An Garda Síochána requested the move.

This theory was backed up by a user who claimed to be a member of staff from the shop in question, ‘I work there and that’s exactly why… It’s not a new thing unfortunately.’ Just saw that there’s a convenience store in Cork which was asked, by Gardaí, to stop selling Animal Bars because they were being continually stolen by heroin users needing the foil.

Cork Centra shop owner shares the real reason he stopped selling ... (Cork Beo)

The owner of a Cork city Centra store which displayed signage that An Garda Siochana asked him to pull Animal Bar chocolate from shelves has spoken out. On ...

"The Gardai do not or would not ask us to not sell any product. The owner of the much-valued local shop said he wanted to shield his staff from any "grief." Mr Whelton clarified that the popular Nestle bars were taken off sale "at our own discretion," and that gardai had not requested him to do so.

No garda involvement in removal of Animal Bars from shelves of ... (thejournal.ie)

A GROCERY SHOP owner in Cork says Gardaí did not tell him to stop selling Animal Bars – despite a sign saying they did so going viral on social media ...

It is very hard to catch the [drug] dealers but the guards are actively pursuing it. The Animal Bars are wrapped in foil and then a paper wrapper. Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you

Gardaí deny asking Cork shop to stop selling Animal Bars (JOE)

An image of the unusual request went viral on Twitter on Thursday (19 May). "We no longer sell Animal Bars," the sign read, along with "Request from Gardaí" ...

Does anyone really think someone chronically addicted to heroin is going to change their behaviour because the tinfoil in Animal Bars is harder to buy? "Does anyone really think someone chronically addicted to heroin is going to change their behaviour because the tinfoil in Animal Bars is harder to buy?" "Epitome of a failed drug policy that thinks an Animal Bar ban makes more sense than harm reduction approach to drug use," Ó Riordáin tweeted.

Cork City retailers remove foil-wrapped products from shelves after ... (Irish Examiner)

One shop has also stopped wrapping deli products in tinfoil after it emerged that heroin users were using it to prepare the drug for consumption.

Mr Whelton told thethat he included the words ‘request from gardaí’ in a bid to strengthen his own decision to take the bars off the shelves, but he accepted that he should not have included a reference to gardaí in the sign. There are so many ways for them to escape.” And the owner of one busy city Centra store, who has taken a popular kids' chocolate bar off his shelves, said he has told his staff to stop wrapping deli products in tinfoil after months of harassment from heroin users who have been using it to prepare the drug for consumption.