Young Irish woman suffered fatal allergic reaction after drinking cup of coffee in Japan, inquest hears

Woman, 24, became unwell and collapsed in a toilet after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to milk in a coffee drink

Aika Doheny collapsed after drinking a cup of coffee on the first day of starting a new job in Japan two years ago. Pictures: Collins

A young Kilkenny woman suffered a fatal allergic reaction after consuming a cup of coffee on the first day of starting a new job in Japan two years ago, an inquest has heard.

Aika Doheny, 24, from Greensbridge Street, Kilkenny City, died at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on October 20, 2022, a day after she had been transported back to Ireland by air ambulance from a hospital in Tokyo.