Tributes paid to ‘kind, talented’ Cork DJ who died at North Cork music festival
Prominent Cork DJ Mark 'Beanzy' O'Brien has died after being found unresponsive at the Love is a Stranger music festival. Tributes from the Irish electronic music community have poured in, remembering him as a kind and talented figure.
Why it matters
The sudden death of a well-known local cultural figure has deeply impacted the Irish music community and sparked public mourning.
Rachel Lysaght Tributes have been paid following the death of a prominent Cork DJ, Mark ‘Beanzy’ O’Brien, who died at a festival over the weekend.
Mr O’Brien, who was aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead on Sunday morning after he was discovered unresponsive in his tent at Love is a Stranger .
The festival was the second edition of Another Love Story’s roaming mini-festival series, and took place on the grounds of Ballyvolane House at Castlelyons.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene shortly after 11.30am. It is understood that first responders performed CPR on Mr O’Brien for a short period of time before he was pronounced dead.
Mr O’Brien has been described as a well-known and respected member of the electronic music scene in Cork.
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