Hurler's parents make agonising life support decision

The parents of a young hurler who suffered a brain haemorrhage while training agreed today to donate his organs, as they made the difficult decision to turn off his life-support machine.

The parents of a young hurler who suffered a brain haemorrhage while training agreed today to donate his organs, as they made the difficult decision to turn off his life-support machine.

Jason Gilligan, 20, never regained consciousness after he collapsed suddenly from a massive brain haemorrhage at a weekend training session with the Ballyfin GAA Club in Co Laois.

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