Urgent considerations as two ‘good associates’ discovered lifeless in avenue and extra feared
Friends have paid tributes after the deaths of Shane Grimes, nicknamed ‘Alfie’, and Shane O’Sullivan, known as ‘Sully’ in Cork, Ireland, with fears that a dangerous batch of drugs is in the community
An urgent warning has been shared after two ‘good friends’ were found dead in on Friday.
Shane Grimes, nicknamed ‘Alfie’, and Shane O’Sullivan, known as ‘Sully’ by friends, were found dead in separate areas of Cork, Ireland on Friday, amid fears that a dangerous batch of drugs may be in the city.
Shane Grimes was found dead early on Friday morning in Fitzgerald Park by security personnel. He was aged in his late 20s and was raised in Togher but had recently been living in Guarranbraher.
Shane O’Sullivan was pronounced dead in the city centre on Kyrl’s Quay on Friday afternoon. He was in his early 30s and had three children, Brooke, Abbey and Kayla-May. He was found in an alleyway close by the North Gate Bridge.
As reported by CorkBeo , the young men knew each other well, and had been friends.
Since news of the deaths broke, tributes have poured in. In a post shared online, some of Alfy’s close friends said they were ‘devastated and heartbroken’ by the news and many have extended their condolences to his family during this difficult time.
Other tributes also came in to Shane, with one person writing: “Sincere condolences to the O’Sullivan family. We were deeply saddened to hear of Shane’s passing. Shane was such a pleasant and polite young man. May our thoughts and prayers be with you all at this very difficult time.”
One person who knew both young men said that while they had faced difficulties in their lives, they were ‘friendly, decent youngfellas, they had people who cared about them’.
Cork City Cllr and former Deputy Lord Mayor Damian Boylan said the deaths of the two young men were ‘desperately sad, a tragedy for their families and they deserve our deepest condolences.’
The deaths come after warnings that more fatalities could happen as a dangerous batch of drugs appears to be in circulation around the Leeside area, with the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) saying that they are monitoring the situation.
Agencies working with drug users in Cork have previously been told by the Department of Health and the HSE that Cork and Limerick will have to wait at least a year and probably longer for a supervised injection facility – until it is seen how a new centre in Dublin performs.
