'Easier to get cocaine in Limerick than a pint', students tell author

Joseph O'Connor's comments come amid growing concern that the city is now the 'go-to place' to get crack cocaine

Joseph O'Connor. who is head of creative writing at University of Limerick, said students have highlighted situations where ‘menus’ advertising a range of different drugs have been dropped through the letterboxes of their houses near campus. Picture: Moya Nolan

Best-selling author Joseph O'Connor has revealed how he has been told by students over the years that "it is easier to get cocaine in Limerick than it is to get a pint".

His comments come amid growing concern that the city is now the "go-to place" to get crack cocaine.