Jack Downey began to feel unwell at the festival on August 2 at around 4.30pm.
Thu, 20 Feb, 2020
A man whose death at home sparked rumours in the community died from a large internal bleed caused by a severe fall, an inquest has confirmed.
Fri, 25 Oct, 2019
More must be done to flag urban isolation after a third inquest in a week heard how an elderly person lay dead in their home for months before their body was discovered.
It is the third such case in an Irish coroner's court in seven days.
Thu, 24 Oct, 2019
Over the last months, there has been a spike in interest in all things Japanese and one of the phenomena revealed is the scale of “lonely deaths”: People dead in their homes for long periods before being discovered.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2019
Mikolaj Wilk (35) was murdered at his home in Maglin Bridge, Ballincollig, Co Cork on June 10, 2018.
Thu, 03 Oct, 2019
A motorist is facing prosecution following the death of a teenager after she was knocked down in Cork on New Year's Eve, it has emerged.
Thu, 05 Sep, 2019
A person has sought medical help for health problems caused by serious steroid abuse once every nine days so far this year amid fears of a hidden crisis among young men.
Sat, 10 Aug, 2019
A verdict of accidental death was recorded after a 51-year-old fisherman on board a vessel in West Cork lost his life following an accident involving a trawler door.
Thu, 08 Aug, 2019
The family of a 92-year-old church sacristan who died after an accident on a pedestrian crossing say they hope he can rest in peace after a raft of safety recommendations were made at an inquest yesterday.
Thu, 25 Jul, 2019
The Irish Prison Service has been urged to keep its nursing committal forms under constant review after an inquest returned a verdict of suicide in the case of a man who took his own life less than four hours after being committed to Cork Prison.
Fri, 19 Jul, 2019
Prison staff have been disciplined after CCTV disproved records that an inmate in Cork Prison was checked every 15 minutes in the hours before he was found dead in his cell.
Thu, 11 Apr, 2019
The garda investigation into the brutal machete murder of a Polish father in Cork last summer is “live, ongoing and active”, the city’s coroner has been told.
Thu, 04 Apr, 2019
A coroner has issued a fresh warning about the dangers of window blind cords after hearing harrowing details about the death of a toddler in a freak accident.
Thu, 28 Mar, 2019
Cork Coroner's Court heard that Damien O’Brien (28) from Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny incurred serious head injuries after he was assaulted in Waterford.
Thu, 21 Mar, 2019
Patricia Kelly's family said they hope that lessons will be learned after an inquest into her death returned an open verdict today.
Tue, 12 Mar, 2019
Two street lights on one of Cork's busiest roundabouts were out of order on the night Sunita Chacko was knocked down while crossing the road beneath a dark flyover.
Thu, 07 Mar, 2019
A scholarship-winning UCC student from Waterford, who was struggling while studying away from home, was found dead in his bedroom after taking a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs mixed with heroin.
Sat, 07 Jul, 2018
A fit, sports-mad teenager died from severe brain-swelling triggered by the muscle-building steroid, Stenozolol, an inquest has found.
Fri, 06 Jul, 2018
A coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of anabolic steroids after hearing details of the tragic death of a fit and healthy sports-mad teenager.
One of Cork’s best-known jewellers, who was found critically injured on a street after a Christmas party, died from head injuries consistent with a fall, an inquest has established.
Access to a cath lab would not have saved a farmer whose death during a hospital transfer following a complication of a “silent heart attack” sparked outrage over cardiac services in the South-East, it has emerged.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
The sister of a teenage boy who died after taking the synthetic "N-Bomb" drug is so frustrated at the lack of awareness programmes in schools that she is voluntarily setting up her own intensive drugs education cycles at post-primary level.
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
Cork’s city coroner has paid tribute to a garda who, over the last 14 years, has helped thousands of grieving families through the often difficult coronial process.
Mon, 26 Mar, 2018
The distraught parents of a healthy 20-year-old student who died suddenly in a hospital emergency department (ED) still do not know why their daughter died following an inquest.
Fri, 02 Feb, 2018
A young woman with mental health and addiction issues, evicted from a flat after losing her rent allowance, was found dead in a tent in Cork City after taking a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs.
Fri, 19 Jan, 2018
The parents of a little boy who was killed in a hit-and-run accident have called for tighter driving licence controls after it emerged the motorist’s licence was renewed after he had suffered two significant brain injuries which left him with the mentality of a child.
Fri, 06 Oct, 2017
The parents of a little boy killed in a hit-and-run accident have called for tighter driving licence controls after it emerged a brain-damaged motorist had his licence renewed without having to resit a driving test.
A young mother who was found dead in a vacant building in Cork City had been beaten about the head and strangled.
Fri, 15 Sep, 2017
A mother-of-three whose body was found in a flat on the northside of Cork City earlier this year died from brain injuries, due to blunt force trauma to the head.
More than €32,000 has been raised online for the family of a self-employed golf pro who passed away suddenly at the age of 37, leaving behind his wife and their two young children.
Wed, 16 Aug, 2017
The widow of a man who had been a healthy, active 37-year-old golf professional said she is still trying to understand how her husband died.
Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
The asbestos-related cancer death of a former oil rig worker should be highlighted in the hope those who did similar work are identified and screened.
Fri, 21 Jul, 2017
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been urged to issue an immediate safety alert about the opening of empty oil drums, because a young apprentice was killed in a workplace explosion.
A husband and wife wept as they recalled bringing their baby home in a tiny white coffin after his death from a devastating brain injury suffered during birth.
Fri, 14 Jul, 2017
A 16-year-old boy died after he took a lethal combination of the deadly opioid U-47700 in addition to ecstasy tablets, Cork Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.
Fri, 07 Jul, 2017
The partner of a man who died from a brain hemorrhage after he was sent home from hospital three times after complaining of headaches has launched a High Court challenge aimed at quashing the result of his inquest.
Tue, 04 Jul, 2017
A talented chef who ran a barbecue stall died of carbon monoxide poisoning after he loaded his propane cylinders into his van after a long day and went for a few hours sleep before his next shift.
Fri, 09 Jun, 2017
A former chief of staff of the Real IRA and father of two children died of multiple gunshot wounds his inquest has heard.
The distraught parents of a 20-year-old student who died suddenly and inexplicably last month in an emergency department (ED) within 12 hours of presenting for treatment have been unable to get any answers from the hospital as to what went wrong.
Sun, 28 May, 2017
A motorcyclist and a sportscar were involved in a high-speed race on a busy dual carriageway, with both vehicles weaving between traffic, just seconds before the biker was killed in a crash, witnesses have told an inquest.
Fri, 26 May, 2017
A jury has returned a verdict of accidental death after an inquest heard how an experienced cyclist, who raised thousands of euro for Cork charities, struck a parked jeep after its driver pulled into the hard shoulder of a dual carriageway to ask him for directions.
The partner of a man who died from a massive brain bleed after being diagnosed three times in a month with migraine fears other patients with severe headaches could still be at risk.
Thu, 13 Apr, 2017
A young father with severe headaches who was sent home from hospital three times in three weeks diagnosed with migraines died days later from a brain bleed.
Wed, 12 Apr, 2017
A husband thought he was doing the right thing by rushing his beloved wife back to Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) mental health unit after she overdosed. He thought the unit’s medical staff, who had been caring for her earlier, could organise the urgent care she so desperately needed.
Fri, 24 Mar, 2017
A bloodied, naked teenager danced obliviously on a broken mirror on the street. A young girl experiencing her “best ever hallucinogenic” trip danced naked; another girl described watching a young man running around screaming in people’s faces — and a young man died from brain damage following cardiac arrest.
Fri, 24 Feb, 2017
A more structured approach to educating young people about drugs involving set programmes in schools needs to be introduced.
Thu, 23 Feb, 2017
An inquest jury has returned a verdict of accidental death after viewing CCTV footage of a freak cherrypicker accident at Cork City’s main bus depot.
Fri, 10 Feb, 2017
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