Council meeting to discuss deaths following music festival

Mia Keevan/HandoutMia Keevan, 17, and Trae Keenan died in separate incidents after attending Emerge music festivalBelfast Metropolis Council get together group leaders will meet on Thursday to debate the deaths of two individuals who died after attending the Emerge dance music competition in Belfast on the weekend.Mia Keevan, 17, from County Tipperary turned unwell on the occasion and died shortly afterwards in hospital. In a separate incident, 24-year-old Trae Keenan, from County Down, died in rented lodging within the metropolis centre a couple of hours after the occasion ended. Two different folks stay in hospital after attending the dance competition.The assembly comes after Belfast Metropolis Council officers met the organisers of Emerge and different key stakeholders on Wednesday for a “de-brief”.PacemakerAround 80,000 folks attended the Emerge competition over the weekendCouncillors have informed the BBC Information NI that “questions must be answered”.Emerge music competition is the most important dance music occasion in Northern Eire.It often takes place over the August financial institution vacation weekend at Boucher Taking part in Fields in south Belfast and attracts crowds of about 40,000 dance music followers every day.This yr the competition was headlined by Fatboy Slim on Saturday and Bicep on Sunday, whereas Sammy Virji, Fjaak, Sonny Fodera and Danny Howard have been additionally on the road up.Shine productions, which organised the competition, has been approached for remark.Mia was visiting Belfast from Carrick-on-Suir to attend the occasion.Investigations are nonetheless persevering with into what prompted her loss of life.Belfast district commander Supt Allister Hagan stated: “In the course of the occasion it was reported {that a} 17-year-old lady had turn out to be unwell. Sadly, she subsequently died in hospital.”Mr Keenan additionally attended the competition and took unwell and died after he returned to his rented lodging in Belfast.He labored as a chef and had a four-month-old son.The Irish Information reported Mr Keenan had beforehand suffered from coronary heart problems and bronchial asthma.The household informed the newspaper he had suffered a panic assault and his loss of life was not linked to medicine.Police are nonetheless investigating each deaths and stated quite a lot of arrests have been revamped the weekend.Supt Hagan stated a number of organisations – together with the Police Service of Northern Eire and Belfast Metropolis Council have been concerned with ensuring the competition handed off safely.He stated officers made seven arrests over the weekend and issued three mounted penalty notices, one warning and 9 group decision notices.He stated offences included disorderly behaviour, drink-driving, assault on police and possession of managed medicine.