Girl (13) dies at Co Offaly leisure centre

Gardaí are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl at a leisure centre in Offaly yesterday evening.

Gardaí are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl at a leisure centre in Offaly yesterday evening.

It is believed that the girl suffered a seizure while she was swimming with friends at the Clara Sports and Leisure Centre, around ten miles from Tullamore town.

She was given medical treatment and taken to Tullamore General Hospital, where she later died.