An Irishman is running a "gruelling" six-day race in the Sahara Desert in honour of his close friend and classmate who died of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS).
Clare native Matthew Halpin will undertake what he labelled as "the biggest mental and physical challenge of my life" to raise awareness of the condition that caused the untimely death of talented scientist Kevin Hayes in 2017.
Kevin was described as "an outstanding scientist" who was in the final stages of writing up his PhD study at the University of Limerick, when he died suddenly.
