98c drinks promotion swamps hospital

THE HSE has called for a ban on cheap alcohol promotions after 26 people presented to an emergency department in one night with drink-related conditions.

It is understood that many of the 26 patients who presented at Letterkenny General Hospital in Donegal had earlier availed of 98c drinks at a local nightspot.

John Hayes, Donegal HSE area manager, said the executive was “increasingly concerned” about the low-cost selling of alcohol.