Possible drug link to death of father, 24

THE family of a young man who died suddenly in Bray, Co Wicklow, yesterday said gardaí were investigating the death as possibly drug-related.

Paul Byrne, 24, and a father of a nine-month-old baby, died at his parents’ home early on Monday morning.

He was discovered by his father, who immediately alerted the emergency services. His family confirmed that gardaí were investigating the suspicion that his death could have been linked to cocaine.