Amidst all of the other news that came from the US election was the news that Oregon has become the first state in the US to legalise the use of magic mushrooms.

While other states have decriminialised them, Oregon will become the first to permit supervised use in therapeutic settings for the treatment of a number of issues including depression.

There are studies into the impact of taking psilocybin mushrooms taking place around the world, including here in Ireland, and to find out more about what's involved and the potential of the trials, Dermot and Dave spoke to John Kelly, clinical lecturer in psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.