Warning issued as number of heroin overdoses reported in Dublin rises to 54 

The HSE is 'very concerned about a new batch of brown powder circulating in the Dublin city centre region'. File picture: PeopleImages

There have now been 54 reported cases of heroin overdoses in Dublin, the HSE has said, with eight ambulance callouts over the weekend.

A number of overdoses occurred in Dublin city this morning and the HSE warned: “There is increased risk at present."