Revellers who were rushed to hospital after taking drugs at a Halloween party had not taken liquid ecstasy, as gardaí originally believed, but a chemical used as a paint stripper which has achieved notoriety as a ‘date rape’ drug.

Ten people were taken to Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, when they began to collapse at a house party on Halloween night in Ongar, Dublin 15. Three of them were admitted to the intensive care unit in a serious condition but all have since recovered and have been discharged from hospital.

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