18-year-old student dies in hospital after drug overdose

An 18-year-old student who was hospitalised earlier this week in Cork after a drug overdose has died.

A teenager has died in hospital, five days after taking a synthetic drug called "N-Bomb".

The 18-year-old named locally as Alex Ryan from Old Coach Road in Millstreet, was one of a group who needed treatment after a house party in Cork city.