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An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl from Belfast in County Donegal has found she died as a result of taking ecstasy.An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old girl from Belfast in County Donegal has found she died as a result of taking ecstasy.
Ashling McVeigh had been on holiday with friends near Ballyshannon when she died in July 2007. Ashling McVeigh had been on holiday with friends in Ballintra when she died in July 2007.
It had been her first trip away from home without her family.It had been her first trip away from home without her family.
The inquest jury in Donegal town returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that death was ecstasy relatedThe inquest jury in Donegal town returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that death was ecstasy related
Coroner Dr Dermot Hegarty said such incidents "were happening with greater frequency".Coroner Dr Dermot Hegarty said such incidents "were happening with greater frequency".
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The inquest heard Ashling has been drinking cider and champagne and took ecstasy tablets.The inquest heard Ashling has been drinking cider and champagne and took ecstasy tablets.
She had been part of a group of eight friends who had travelled from Belfast. She had been part of a group of eight friends who had travelled from Belfast and booked a holiday flat in a village near Ballyshannon..
Statements from some of the teenagers with her described how she began acting strangely. One girl tried to calm her, but said Ashling stopped breathing.Statements from some of the teenagers with her described how she began acting strangely. One girl tried to calm her, but said Ashling stopped breathing.
She gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and one of the boys tried chest compressions.She gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and one of the boys tried chest compressions.
The inquest heard that the teenagers panicked. They were afraid they would be blamed and left the flat.The inquest heard that the teenagers panicked. They were afraid they would be blamed and left the flat.
The group walked to Ballyshannon and took a taxi to Bundoran where they decided to say that Ashling had gone to bed feeling ill before they went out and they came back to find her dead.The group walked to Ballyshannon and took a taxi to Bundoran where they decided to say that Ashling had gone to bed feeling ill before they went out and they came back to find her dead.
However, they later told the truth and a toxicology report found a large amount of ecstasy in her body.However, they later told the truth and a toxicology report found a large amount of ecstasy in her body.