Candidate calls for drug test in the workplace

AN election candidate called last night for the introduction of random drug-testing in the workplace — including the houses of the Oireachtas.

And former Lord Mayor of Cork, Fine Gael Cllr Dara Murphy, said if he wins a seat in Cork North Central, he will be the first to undergo the test in the Dáil.

“As chairman of the first Joint Policing Committee in Cork and as Lord Mayor, I became acutely aware of the drug problems in our county,” he said.