Three released over Kinsale drugs

Gardaí investigating the deaths of two men in Kinsale in Co Cork over the weekend have released three people held in connection with the incident.

Two men, aged in their 20s, were arrested last night in Cork city on suspicion of drug dealing and brought to Bandon Garda station for questioning. They were released this evening without charge and a file has been sent to the DPP.

A woman aged in her 20s arrested this afternoon under Section 4 of the Crimminal Justice Act was released tonight.

Gardaí are awaiting the results of toxicology tests on Michael Coleman and Liam Coffey which they hope will establish how the two young men died. They said they will have to await the results of toxicology tests before knowing whether or not the two young men took any drugs.

However, gardaí have received information that the two young men acquired some drugs on Saturday evening and they have traced those who supplied them.

Assistant State Pathologist, Dr Margot Bolster carried out a postmortem examination on the bodies of the two deceased at Cork University Hospital today. Gardaí are awaiting the results of toxicology tests.

Mr Coleman (22), Ballinclamper, Dungarvan, and Mr Coffey (22), Affane, Cappoquin, died some time early yesterday morning at Mr Coleman’s rented house at Abbey Lane in Kinsale.

The bodies were discovered at about 6.10am yesterday by Mr Coleman’s partner and she contacted the emergency services.

Mr Coleman, a chemical engineering graduate from Cork Institute of Technology, had only started work at pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly at nearby Dunderrow last week while his partner, a trainee teacher, had also just begun working at a local school last week.

It is understood that they had moved into the end-of-terrace dormer cottage about mid-May and that Mr Coffey was visiting them for the weekend.

Gardaí yesterday declined to speculate on how the two men may have died but it is understood that neither man had any visible signs of injury and there was no sign of forced entry. Garda sources told The Irish Times that a preliminary examination by Garda technical experts had found no evidence of any narcotics or other substances or any drugs paraphernalia.