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HSE warn of potent drugs entering Ireland ahead of Christmas

The HSE is warning of extra potent drugs entering the Irish market ahead of the Christmas season....

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12.13 17 Dec 2025


HSE warn of potent drugs entering Ireland ahead of Christmas


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12.13 17 Dec 2025


The HSE is warning of extra potent drugs entering the Irish market ahead of the Christmas season. Drugs such as MDMA or other synthetic substances being falsely sold as ketamine.

Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this is Patricia Casey, Consultant Psychiatrist in  the Mater Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin and Kristy Morrison Keating, who has spoken out online of her own struggles with cocaine and the prevalence among your people.


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