Cork man's death may have been due to genetic predisposition or caused by anabolic steroids

Coroner delivers an open verdict at inquest into the death of Neil Allister who collapsed in a Cork nightclub in August 2023

Cork City Coroner Philip Comyn at Cork Courthouse. File picture: Larry Cummins

A man collapsed in a Cork nightclub and suffered sudden cardiac death which could have been possibly genetic or due to anabolic steroid use.

Neil Allister, 49, who was described as hard-working, thoughtful, and “much loved”, was due to meet his wife, Cork solicitor Jennifer Paige Steel, in Voodoo Rooms nightclub on Oliver Plunkett St in Cork City that night. But he collapsed before they found each other.