Tragic death taints Electric Picnic festivities

GARDAÍ are preparing a file for the Laois county coroner following the tragic death of a young man at the Electric Picnic concert at the weekend.

John Paul Fitzgerald, 23, a former student nurse from Healy’s Bridge, Carrigrohane in Co Cork, collapsed in front of the main stage at the Stradbally Estate in Co Laois at about 1.30am on Sunday morning during the final stages of the headline Chemical Brothers’ gig.

Paramedics were on the scene within minutes. They were assisted by several gardaí. Mr Fitzgerald was rushed to the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise by ambulance but he was pronounced dead on arrival.