Stay off the Poitin! students warned

There’s a new market for the traditional bottle of póitín — among college students.But this week they were warned that - like cocaine - it is not known what ingredients are used in the distilling process. And in recent laboratory tests, samples of the clear spirit were found to have bleach or chicken droppings in them.Traditionally Christmas was boomtime for póitin sellers but in recent years, sales greatly decreased but it appears to be slowly becoming popular now with a much younger age group.The popularity of the homemade brew appears to be price related as bottles of it can be bought for as little as €4 but there is also the novelty factor.Connemara community activist and former Labour election candidate, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and now manager of Cumas Teo, a partnership company for the Connemara Gaeltacht, has warned of the dangers of drinking póitin. He said at…..