The Latest Breaking News from Meningitis

Moe Hunter, 38, has left doctors baffled after developing amazing new art skills since awaking from a coma that he entered while suffering from meningitis and tuberculosis

Ross Paterson, 15, from Dunblane, needed an operation immediately after a life-threatening skin growth was found in his ear, which is rare but if left untreated it leads to serious life-threatening complications, such as meningitis.

Three cases are confirmed and one is possible, while two of the people affected have sadly died.

A mum has asked parents to make sure they know the signs of meningitis after her daughter died only six hours after she displayed the first symptoms of the disease

St. Brendan's GAA summed up the feeling around the parish and led the tributes.

Siobhan gave insight into her own experience, and discussed the night her own daughter, Ava, 4, began to display symptoms of Meningitis and died

There were three confirmed cases and two deaths from meningitis recorded in Ireland this week

While the cases are not linked, the disease can be life-threatening

The life-threatening illness has already claimed the lives of an 18-year-old boy in Dublin and a young woman in Limerick

Symptoms can be hard to distinguish from other mild illnesses such as flu, particularly in the early stages of illness.

Ethan was a member of many different clubs and teams, with messages of condolences flooding social media