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The four men will read statements about the impact of Orkopoulos's many crimes, which for some has included drug addiction and serving time in jail.

After multiple detoxes, battling poor mental health and alcohol dependence, my son was sober for five months in the year before his death. Warning labels on alcohol packaging, and stopping large quantities of alcohol being sold for pocket change might have saved his life, writes Rachel Allen.

The player’s older brother John died in 2012 but he told the assembly in Malahide, Co Dublin, that addiction also has detrimental effects on addicts’ families

Martin Preston spiralled into alcohol addiction after having his first drink at 14