10,500 poisonings at home last year

The National Poisons Information Centre warns the public about picking and eating wild mushrooms as they can cause severe symptoms, including liver and kidney damage. Picture: Andrew Harris

Calls to the agency dealing with poisonings jumped 10% to almost 12,000 last year – with the likes of cleaning sachets, laundry tablets and wild mushrooms joining paracetamol and ibuprofen among the culprits.

The National Poisons Information Centre of Ireland (NPIC) said in its annual report that paracetamol and ibuprofen were the medicines with the most queries, followed by multivitamins.