Pupil’s death prompts asthma appeal from Limerick school

After one of their classmates died from an asthma attack, students from a Limerick secondary school were inspired to raise awareness about the condition.

The day he died, James Long, 13, from Kilmallock had played a hurling match, scoring the winning goal for his U14 team.

It is understood he took ill shortly after the match and had a severe asthma attack during the night. He died on the way to hospital.