Dublin nurse faces misconduct claims over having crystal meth

A nurse working at a Dublin hospital yesterday faced allegations relating to the possession of crystal meth, and of ordering Sudafed using the names of various colleagues.

John Benedict Butalid de Lara, aged 45, worked as a staff nurse at the Royal Hospital Donnybrook from 2003 until 2014, the disciplinary inquiry at the nursing board headquarters in Dublin heard.

Mr de Lara from Ballyfermot, faces an allegation of professional misconduct relating to the possession of methamphetamine, or crystal meth, in March 2014, and of allegedly ordering Sudafed using the names of other colleagues in May 2013.