Hardy Bucks actor Alan 'Ali' Carter dies after combining cocaine and alcohol at stag party, inquest hears
Alan 'Ali' Carter, a 37-year-old man from Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, who appeared as DJ Scorpio Lyons on the RTÉ comedy series Hardy Bucks, died after combining cocaine and the hallucinogenic drug DMT with alcohol at a stag party on 26 August 2024. He had a seizure at rented accommodation on the outskirts of Westport, Co Mayo, from which he failed to recover. A pathologist identified the cause of death as acute heart failure due to a cocaine-induced heart attack, compounded by underlying coronary stenosis of up to 80 per cent. On 24 April 2025, Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald, coroner for Mayo, recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- He consumed cocaine and the hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) along with alcohol at a stag party.
- He had a seizure from which he failed to recover.
- Where
- He was at rented accommodation on the outskirts of Westport town, Co Mayo.
- When
- The stag party took place on 26 August 2024.
- Cause
- The cause of death was acute heart failure due to a heart attack caused by cocaine, compounded by underlying coronary stenosis of up to 80 per cent.
- In court
- Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald, coroner for Mayo, recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest on 24 April 2025.
- Other details
- Alan 'Ali' Carter, 37, from Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, appeared as DJ Scorpio Lyons on the RTÉ comedy series Hardy Bucks.
7 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHe consumed cocaine and also took the hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT). (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe had a seizure from which he failed to recover. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe returned with three friends to rented accommodation on the outskirts of Westport town. (irishtimes.com)
- whenMr Carter attended a stag party on 26 August. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe cause of death was acute heart failure due to a heart attack caused by cocaine. (irishtimes.com)
- causeMr Carter had a heart issue with up to 80 per cent stenosis. (irishtimes.com)
- courtDr Eleanor Fitzgerald, coroner for Mayo, recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at an inquest on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Apr2025Hardy Bucks actor Alan ‘Ali’ Carter died after combining drugs and alcohol at a stag party, inquest hears
Inquest verdict of death by misadventure recorded by the Mayo coroner; pathologist identified cocaine-induced heart attack compounded by underlying coronary stenosis as the cause of death.
victim, 37, male, irish (judged from name)