The HSE has issued warnings to agencies and services that work with vulnerable people in Cork City following the sudden deaths of two young men on the streets on Friday.

Garda investigations into the deaths are continuing and the results of toxicology tests are awaited to establish if drug overdoses contributed to their deaths.

Pending the results, health officials decided to issue a warning amid concerns that the deaths could be the result of a contaminated or extra strong batch of drugs.

Initial test results should be known over the weekend.

One of the men, aged in his 20s, was found dead in a toilet in the city’s Fitzgerald’s Park.

The other man, in his early 30s, was found dead in an alley on Kyrl’s Quay, just yards from the busy North Gate Bridge

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