Mother dies five months after having triplets

A 42-year-old mother has died unexpectedly, only five months after giving birth to triplets.

The death of Gemma Carcaterra has shocked many communities in the Mid-West where she was prominent in the performing arts sector.

She was on maternity leave from her post as director of Glór music centre in Ennis, Co Clare, when she was rushed to University College Hospital Limerick , after becoming ill. She died on Thursday.