Tributes Paid To Teen Who Died After Ingesting Substance At Festival In Mitchelstown
Jack Downey from Clonmel passed away yesterday afternoon after three days on a ventilator in Cork University Hospital.
The 19-year-old, who was studying accountancy at Cork Institute of Technology, is believed to have taken ecstasy on the first day of the festival.
A post mortem will take place later this morning.
Hundreds attended a special mass for Jack last night - which was organised before he died.
Mayor of Clonmel Garret Ahern says it was important that it went ahead:
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