Boy dies after fall from car bonnet

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy, staying with relations during a midterm break, died after a fall from a car bonnet, an inquest heard.

Maurice Quirke, of Renard South, Caherciveen, Co Kerry, died from head injuries in the tragedy on February 21, 2007.

Coroner Helen Lucey heard the boy was staying at the home of his grand-father, John Stack, near Lixnaw, Co Kerry, during a school break.