Recreational users warned about mixing drugs

Recreational drug users need to become more aware of the dangers of mixing cocaine, ecstasy, and amphetamines with alcohol, according to some of the country’s drug experts.

The comments follow the death in Kinsale, Co Cork, last weekend of two young men who had taken a form of brown, powered ecstasy, commonly known as “Mandy”.

Earlier this week, gardaí admitted they have seen a “huge increase” in demand for ecstasy this year on the back of a surge in the production of high-quality MDMA in Europe.