Man took ‘lethal’ level of ecstasy at Phoenix Park gig

Friends of a man who died after taking ecstasy while attending a concert at the Phoenix Park told an inquest that he was “rambling” and talking to people who were not there.

Shane Brophy, from the Swan, Crettyard in Co Laois, died at Connolly Hospital in Dublin on Jul 8 last year. He had been seen taking ecstasy at the Swedish House Mafia gig in Phoenix Park just hours before.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard that Mr Brophy, who had recently returned from the US, attended the gig with a number of friends.