College to probe claims students ate live goldfish

AN INTERNAL investigation is being carried out at a third-level Dublin college after students swallowed a live goldfish, raw chicken necks, lamb’s hearts, cat and dog food and an array of chillies as part of an iron stomach competition.

One student developed a bowel infection and had to be put on a course of antibiotics following the stunt, which was part of Fresher’s Week celebrations at the National College of Ireland in Dublin’s Docklands.

A tropical animal expert has warned that goldfish “could carry tuberculosis” and an array of potential dangerous infections.