Cork girl's sudden death may be linked to contraceptive pill and unknown genetic condition, inquest told

Sarah Kate O'Meara 'had so much to offer', her mother told coroner's court

Sarah-Kate O'Meara was a healthy teenager who was very sporty by playing camogie, running, and going to the gym, her mother said.

The sudden death of a healthy young student from Cork in the middle of her Leaving Certificate exams last year may be linked to both a previously unknown genetic abnormality and an oral contraceptive pill, an inquest has heard.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard that Sarah-Kate O’Meara had begun taking a common combined oral contraceptive, Ovreena, about a month before her death.