'Huge sense of loss and sadness' following death of 'outgoing' Jack Downey

Jack Downey from Clonmel passed away after three days at Cork University Hospital.

Update 12pm: The head of Student Affairs at Cork Institute of Technology Dr Dan Collins has said there is a "huge sense of loss and sadness" at the passing of much loved first year student Jack Downey.

Jack, 19, from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, was hospitalised over the weekend after taking a substance at the popular Indiependence music festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork.