Number of overdoses in Dublin hits 34 since Wednesday

Professor Eamon Keenan said that there have been no confirmed fatalities linked to the cluster of overdoses, which he attributed to the provision of Naloxone to services and service users.

There have been a further 10 overdoses in Dublin since Thursday evening, bringing to 34 the number of such incidents since Wednesday.

The latest figures come after the HSE issued a warning to heroin users on Thursday afternoon as it emerged that emergency services responded to 24 overdoses in the city centre between 5pm on Wednesday and 5pm on Thursday.