Lucinda McNerney didn’t know she had a genetic heart condition until she suffered cardiac arrest while in hospital for a sore throat. Now she is raising awareness of the importance of screening.

IRELAND and Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell is putting his formidable weight behind a campaign to encourage sports clubs tackle the issue of sudden adult death.

THERE are two reasons why active sports people develop an enlarged heart — they are either super fit or gravely ill.