Cork solicitor issues warning after family friend has drink spiked in city centre pub

Patrick Horan said a woman had told him of four other recent spiking cases in Cork

Last month, the Cork Sexual Violence Centre launched a campaign for spiking to be the subject of new, standalone legislation. File picture: iStock

A well-known solicitor is urging people to be wary on nights out after a family friend was "spiked" while celebrating in Cork City.

Patrick Horan said a friend’s daughter collapsed while on a night out in Cork city centre on July 5. She had been celebrating a friend’s engagement and had been drinking water when she collapsed in a pub.