Major incident as concert-goers fall ill at Odyssey Arena in Belfast

dundalkfc10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26077478

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has declared a major incident after up to 60 young people attending a concert in Belfast became ill.

A doctor and several ambulances are at the scene of the Odyssey Arena.

A number of people have been taken to hospitals across Belfast to be treated for the effects of drugs and alcohol.

They had been attending a dance event headlined by Dutch DJ Hardwell.

Bad Drugs in Belfast obviously

cometogether

Hope everyone's okay. Legalise to stop this s hit happening

Banjo String

Wonder WTF is going here this evening?

Emergency services have declared a 'major incident' with scores of people being treated at the scene, and doctors on standby in several hospitals.

A major incident has been declared by emergency services dealing with young people at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Both the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the Ulster Hospital have declared a major incident.

It is understood ambulance workers have treated around 60 people, most of whom were dealt with at the scene.

An ambulance spokesman said they are dealing with casualties believed to be suffering ill-effects of alcohol and drugs, at varying levels of consciousness.

A spokesperson for the South Eastern Trust said they were aware of an incident involving a bus at the Odyssey, where DJ Hardwell is scheduled to perform.

It is understood doors to the over 16s event opened at 6.30pm.

The bit that confuses me the most though, the concert is still ongoing.

Bizarre.
http://m.u.tv/news/Major-incident-at-Odyssey-Belfast/0ec21c22-4c7f-432b-b41b-b8d38a28f0e7

WoollyRedHat

There had been reports of some dodgy pills coming from Belfast a couple of weeks ago and again in June of last year

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/speckled-rolex-drug-death-belfast-dj-died-after-taking-deadly-pills-at-house-party-29873575.html
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/toxic-ecstasy-pills-kill-seven-in-north-29383272.html

bumper234

cometogether wrote: »

Hope everyone's okay. Legalise to stop this s hit happening

Yeah, that's the answer :rolleyes:

WoollyRedHat

bumper234 wrote: »

Yeah, that's the answer :rolleyes:

Haha, what's your proposal? If you've got another idea, please educate the masses, we're all ears.

Could the incident involve those who were refused entry?

Chancer3001

Dodgy pills. Dodgy peoples.

Me?

I think a lad I know went to that. Hope he is ok. Same for the others.

Nonoperational

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Haha, what's your proposal? If you've got another idea, please educate the masses, we're all ears.

Your surely know it's not practical to legalise hard drugs... Come on.

cometogether

bumper234 wrote: »

Yeah, that's the answer :rolleyes:

It actually is. Educate yourself

10green bottles

Who the feck is Hardwell? I thought he was the dog from Eastenders ?

My name is URL

cometogether wrote: »

Hope everyone's okay. Legalise to stop this s hit happening

The concert is for over 16's and finishes at 11pm

I don't think legalisation would stop this stuff happening. It's due to youngsters throwing drugs into themselves in a hurry so they're 'buzzing' for the concert.

WoollyRedHat

Nonoperational wrote: »

Your surely know it's not practical to legalise hard drugs... Come on.

Ecstasy isn't a hard drug at all.

dundalkfc10

Even worse folk, He is playing in Dublin tomorrow night

maguic24

Sorry Bumper, have to go with Woolly on this, legalisation all the way, especially weed!! If it was regulated half this sh*te wouldn't happen. All sorts of crap is being sold on the black market at the moment, you don't know what you're getting.

cometogether

My name is URL wrote: »

The concert is for over 16's and finishes at 11pm

I don't think legalisation would stop this stuff happening. It's due to youngsters throwing drugs into themselves in a hurry so they're 'buzzing' for the concert.

Presumably the 16's comment relates to underagers necking pills. How many dealers ask for ID? If it is indeed a dodgy batch then yes, legalising it would stop this

wandatowell

An ambulance spokesman said they dealt with casualties believed to be suffering ill-effects of alcohol and drugs at varying levels of consciousness.

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

WoollyRedHat

My name is URL wrote: »

The concert is for over 16's and finishes at 11pm

I don't think legalisation would stop this stuff happening. It's due to youngsters throwing drugs into themselves in a hurry so they're 'buzzing' for the concert.

Just like they'd do with alcohol. Teenagers will always find means, especially around the 15/16 range... legalizing would at least ensure that pills which they will get their hands on if they try hard enough are safe and won't lead to fatal consequences.

Me?

A debate on drugs. Yippee :rolleyes:

bumper234

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Haha, what's your proposal? If you've got another idea, please educate the masses, we're all ears.

Legalizing every (recreational) drug is not the answer. Lets say they do legalize it tomorrow how much do you think a pill will cost? €1? €5? €10? The government will want their tax take which would be a LARGE % of the cost. Just like cigarettes you would get smugglers who would bring in cheap knock offs and sell for a a tiny cost of the real thing. The only problem now is kids think that the tabs they are buying are the real deal and safe because the government has legalized it. You wouldn't see less incidents like tonight you would see more.

maguic24

My name is URL wrote: »

The concert is for over 16's and finishes at 11pm

I don't think legalisation would stop this stuff happening. It's due to youngsters throwing drugs into themselves in a hurry so they're 'buzzing' for the concert.

Yeah but they don't know what they are throwing into themselves. I think that's the main problem....

cometogether

wandatowell wrote: »

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

Someone isn't scum for taking pills. Don't talk such nonsense

My name is URL

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Just like they'd do with alcohol. Teenagers will always find means, especially around the 15/16 range.

Exactly, legalisation won't stop youngsters from abusing drugs, and it won't stop others from mixing them dangerously with alcohol.

dundalkfc10

My name is URL wrote: »

The concert is for over 16's and finishes at 11pm

I don't think legalisation would stop this stuff happening. It's due to youngsters throwing drugs into themselves in a hurry so they're 'buzzing' for the concert.

Alot of concerts are for Over 16's and all Concerts finish areound 11pm.

What the ****s that got to do with anything

orangesoda

It was actually wee daniel who was playing, lets have a wee sing song now 'the green glens of antrim are calling to me'

cometogether

My name is URL wrote: »

Exactly, legalisation won't stop youngsters from abusing drugs, and it won't stop others from mixing them dangerously with alcohol.

But it would stop the drugs themselves being as dangerous

Stavros Murphy

I'm guessing this is food poisoning, dodgy burgers...e by gum.

Sir Arthur Daley

orangesoda wrote: »

It was actually wee daniel who was playing, lets have a wee sing song now 'the green glens of antrim are calling to me'

They went mad altogether when he starting singing "Beyond the Rainbows end".

bumper234

wandatowell wrote: »

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

Seriously? I may not agree with drug taking but tarring them as scum seems a tad over the top tbh.

dissed doc

bumper234 wrote: »

Yeah, that's the answer :rolleyes:

It's working okay for Portugal.

maguic24

bumper234 wrote: »

Legalizing every (recreational) drug is not the answer. Lets say they do legalize it tomorrow how much do you think a pill will cost? €1? €5? €10? The government will want their tax take which would be a LARGE % of the cost. Just like cigarettes you would get smugglers who would bring in cheap knock offs and sell for a a tiny cost of the real thing. The only problem now is kids think that the tabs they are buying are the real deal and safe because the government has legalized it. You wouldn't see less incidents like tonight you would see more.

I don't know, I think I would fork out more money for the real deal rather than some black market knock offs. I do see where you are coming from but I don't see any better alternative.

wandatowell

cometogether wrote: »

Someone isn't scum for taking pills. Don't talk such nonsense

Yes they are. How can you not see that?

I always found that people who think like you do are/were regular drug users.

catallus

Hopefully all the kids are ok; hopefully this will be a lesson for them that alcohol and pills can give you a sore tummy.

cometogether

wandatowell wrote: »

Yes they are. How can you not see that?

I always found that people who think like you do are/were regular drug users.

Bit of a foolish presumption

Me?

wandatowell wrote: »

Yes they are. How can you not see that?

I always found that people who think like you do are/were regular drug users.

You are very ignorant.

bumper234

maguic24 wrote: »

I don't know, I think I would fork out more money for the real deal rather than some black market knock offs. I do see where you are coming from but I don't see any better alternative.

Weed? Legalize it tomorrow (I don't smoke it but I believe it to be more beneficial than harmful) but ecstasy is another story as it's a mix of chemicals and I understand you would pay more but kids will think one pill for €10 or 4 pills for €10?

maguic24

wandatowell wrote: »

Yes they are. How can you not see that?

I always found that people who think like you do are/were regular drug users.

Really? Damn I shouldn't have taken them 2 panadols this morning! >.< I had a really bad headache though.

My name is URL

cometogether wrote: »

But it would stop the drugs themselves being as dangerous

You're assuming that it's down to a bad batch and not just people overdoing it. Why does the discussion automatically need to be about legalisation anyway? Why not about the lack responsibility which is evident at events like this in general?

bumper234

cometogether wrote: »

Bit of a foolish presumption

Don't feed it, report it.

wandatowell

wandatowell wrote: »

Yes they are. How can you not see that?

I always found that people who think like you do are/were regular drug users.

Lol. Anyone who takes drugs is scum? What about legal drugs like caffeine, aspirin, alcohol, morphine, etc.

dundalkfc10

wandatowell wrote: »

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

1st point, what exactly can be done to any of these Kids by Law?

Hope you dont have teenagers as the majority of teenagers these days have tried drugs (Im counting drink as its as bad as many of these) whether you want to believe it or not is your own issue, but to call everyone who takes drugs scum means that id say 90% of Ireland is scum.

WoollyRedHat

wandatowell wrote: »

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

Explain how all of these people are scum exactly? Where they behaving violently? I'd be more inclined to say those who take advantage of young people and put dodgy **** that can kill people are the scum... why don't you attack them?

bumper234 wrote: »

Legalizing every (recreational) drug is not the answer. Lets say they do legalize it tomorrow how much do you think a pill will cost? €1? €5? €10? The government will want their tax take which would be a LARGE % of the cost. Just like cigarettes you would get smugglers who would bring in cheap knock offs and sell for a a tiny cost of the real thing. The only problem now is kids think that the tabs they are buying are the real deal and safe because the government has legalized it. You wouldn't see less incidents like tonight you would see more.

Didn't suggest every drug for a start. I'm not a pricing expert, it will priced on market value... They would be safe, because they'd be verified and there would be a source.... I disagree, you would certainly see less as you would have an option to buy from a reputable source, choice is key here.

My name is URL wrote: »

Exactly, legalisation won't stop youngsters from abusing drugs, and it won't stop others from mixing them dangerously with alcohol.

It wouldn't, but it would help narrow the cases of bad batches, which is far more fatal than mixing pills with drink which happens all the time. It's not the mixing of the two that can be lethal, it's all the **** mixed in with the MDMA that's the problem.

Jimoslimos

bumper234 wrote: »

Weed? Legalize it tomorrow (I don't smoke it but I believe it to be more beneficial than harmful) but ecstasy is another story as it's a mix of chemicals and I understand you would pay more but kids will think one pill for €10 or 4 pills for €10?

Everything contains chemicals.

Unless you're trying to make the flawed argument that "natural" chemicals good, "artificial" chemicals bad?

The Backwards Man

Mountain out of a mole hill, me thinks

https://www.facebook.com/odysseyarena/posts/748631295169389

drunkmonkey

wandatowell wrote: »

Teenage scum take drugs, scum cant hack it, scum gets sick.


Hopefully the law deals with them and doesn't just ignore it.

They should burn those happy faced feckers at the stake.., how dare they go and get happy....mad**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ceuWzY36k

cometogether

My name is URL wrote: »

You're assuming that it's down to a bad batch and not just people overdoing it. Why does the discussion automatically need to be about legalisation anyway? Why not about the lack responsibility which is evident at events like this in general?

Well sixty people getting ill at one electronic music event would suggest as much. Hopefully not though. Obviously everyone's responsible for themselves, but at the end of the day its just young people out enjoying themselves, them having to buy dodgy and illegal pills helps nobody

zetalambda

"No-one was seriously injured."

orangesoda

WikiHow wrote: »

They went mad altogether when he starting singing "Beyond the Rainbows end".

'Oh when irish eyes are smiling sure its like a morning spring'

The crowd 'Im not irish ye wee heure,im british' and then daniel is chased around the streets of belfast

bumper234

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Everything contains chemicals.

Unless you're trying to make the flawed argument that "natural" chemicals good, "artificial" chemicals bad?

Of course not, alcohol and tobacco do serious damage too but will never be banned as government NEEDS the tax € from them to survive. What I am saying is that if anyone thinks that legalizing ecstasy will stop these kind of Incidents then they are being naive. Dealers will always sell them cheaper (see Moore st for knock off cigs and tobacco) and kids with less money will buy them!

bumper234

bumper234 wrote: »

Weed? Legalize it tomorrow (I don't smoke it but I believe it to be more beneficial than harmful) but ecstasy is another story as it's a mix of chemicals and I understand you would pay more but kids will think one pill for €10 or 4 pills for €10?

Pretty sure if you legalised it, it would be cheaper. Though I'd love to know your source for 4 pills for 10 quid :pac: