Very sad news.
A teenager who died after falling ill at the Boxed Off music festival in Fairyhouse Racecourse in Meath on Saturday has been named.
19-year-old Joe Hayes attended the festival and is understood to have felt unwell as people were leaving the event.
Hayes, originally from north Dublin, was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown where he was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem will be carried out this week to determine the cause of death.
In a statement online, Boxed Off said:
“We are very saddened to say that as people were leaving Boxed Off Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse last night a 19-year-old man became unwell.
“The on-site medical team including an emergency doctor and advanced paramedics treated the man on site.
“He was then transferred to James Connolly Hospital by one of the onsite ambulances.
“Despite the efforts of all medical teams the young man tragically passed away early this morning.
“The whole festival team is devastated by the news.
“We will continue to work closely with An Garda Síochána on this matter. We have no further information at this time.
“All our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
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