Warning over lethal batch of ecstasy

The HSE has warned of a highly dangerous batch of ecstasy tablets which has been linked to the deaths of two people in the last four days, one of them a teenager.

It has also warned of two other deaths linked to stimulants which occurred at the end of April.

Of the two victims that have been linked to the drug, dubbed “Green Apple” and “Green Rolex”, one was a 16-year-old boy who died at Waterford Regional Hospital on Sunday.