Teenage boy drops dead during hurling match

A TEENAGER who dropped dead during a hurling match died playing the game he loved, his grieving father said yesterday.

A devastated Michael O’Regan said his son Liam, aged 18, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — excessive thickening of the heart muscle — four years ago.

People with the condition are at risk of sudden death but Mr O’Regan said Liam knew the risks.