TRIBUTES HAVE POURED in after the tragic passing of two young Kerry GAA club members this weekend involved with the Dingle and Dr Crokes clubs.
14-year-old Dingle player Aodhán O’Connor died of an injury he sustained in a schools GAA match last week when he had been in action for Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in a Kerry schools game played in Dingle.
The club’s official Twitter account expressed their sympathies.
“Dingle GAA are truly saddened at the tragic loss of our young footballer Aodhán O’Connor. Aodhán will be deeply missed by his loving mom Áine, dad John, sister Ciara & all his team-mates. Our thoughts & prayers are with Aodhán’s family & friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.”
11-year-old Amy O’Connor, a member of the Dr Crokes club, passed away after a battle with cancer. In a great gesture, Dr Crokes captain Johnny Buckley had invited her to the podium in the Hogan Stand to help him lift the Andy Merrigan Cup after their All-Ireland club final win last March.
The Dr Crokes club released a statement from the family.
“Our beautiful daughter Amy passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning. We are truly devastated. Amy O Connor 2007-2018 RIP.”
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The two sad passings were remarked upon by Kerry’s Colm Cooper on Allianz League Sunday last night.
“I suppose on days when we all get excited about the GAA and we all get ups and downs, your family is what’s most important. That brings it home today. So condolences from everyone on League Sunday to the family and I’m sure from the wider GAA community as well.”
Kerry GAA chairman Tim Murphy expressed his deep sadness at Aodhán’s passing.
“On behalf of Kerry GAA, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy to the family, club mates, friends and teachers of the late Aodhán Ó Conchúir.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of this talented young man. Words cannot express adequately the emotions felt by the Kerry GAA community on hearing this tragic news. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.
“May Aodhán rest in peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.”
Tributes poured in from several well-known GAA figures.
A number of GAA clubs also passed on their condolences.
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Well done Saints.
As a loyal saints supporter this makes me very proud.We May not win anything in football but we may have won the “decent thing to do cup”
@Aidan Butler: So far it’s Leeds, Birmingham in the championship and Saints in the prem
@Aidan Butler: plenty to be proud of there. Fair play to them.
They should all follow suit
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: for a front line health worker in the middle of a pandemic you have some amount of free time to have a dig at pleasers and clubs and what they earn
@Mel Roberts: players even
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: I’ve just shared a unique thought of my own in saying that you have some amount of spare time for someone who is a supposedly a frontline health worker in the middle of a pandemic. Hard lad you promising to shut someone’s mouth from behind a screen. I look forward to you trying to fulfil your promise
@Mel Roberts: troll. Ur not very clever are you? That’s not a unique though Mel first of all. It’s an observation and not a very good one at that. It takes a minute to write a message. Although I should remember now that your not the smartest tool in the box so might take u most of the day. Oh I’ll fulfill the promise. And u have still have yet to tell me what manure I was talking again…. Or do u want me to break that question down into smaller more simpler parts for you to comprehend?!!
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: the fact that you still use text speak tells me that you clearly aren’t a clerical worker in the health service. You can’t string a sentence together in proper grammar yet it is me who is not the brightest. Do you want my address big lad if your going to shut me up? I’m here all day every day so feel free
@Mel Roberts: yes please. Again you are not able to answer my question? You said I talked utter manure previously but now it’s three times and you still haven’t answered the question. You that slow on the uptake? “In proper grammar yet”… Think you mean correctly. You are the simpleton who should have at least made sure your own grammar is perfect before writing such a comment.
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: Mate I was grammatically correct in what I just said. You are the guy that writes in text speak pal yet call me a simpleton. Did you hear your mummy talking about you and decide to throw that word about then? I thought it was pretty obvious that when I said you were talking manure I was referring to your entire comment. I mean a big smart boy like you should have been able to understand that. Then again you are the key health worker living in your parents attic probably threatening people behind a screen
@Mel Roberts: you are stupid. Yes you said it was manure but never said why? I’m guessing you never went very far in school. Just by telling me it’s manure doesn’t make it so…. You have to explain yourself. English was definitely not a strong subject for you. I’m not threatening you…. It’s a promise. You got personal with me. You insulted me. And now I’m the keyboard warrior because I didn’t put up with your bullshit. I said it before and I’ll say it again but you are stupid.
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: I never got personal with you at all pal. I told you your comment was utter manure because that was exactly what you were spewing. It’s a promise is it? And how do you intend to go about keeping it? I’m sure if you are a front line health worker your employer wouldn’t take too kindly to you making threats to people on public forums
@Mel Roberts: I give up!! Still can’t explain urself. You antagonised me. I’ll stand up for myself. Simple as. I’m no mug… And just because I might work for the health service doesn’t mean I can’t shut up some load mouthed keyboard warrior who actually has nothing of note to say for themselves. Mate I’ve asked you repeatedly to explain why what I said was manure and all a bright intellectual that you are all you could say is “that’s what you were spewing”. Fool
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: unlike you I have a life and I couldn’t even remember wheat it is you were speaking about but I know it was utter muck what you came off with. And I wasn’t the only one that thought it. I think we have established that you aren’t a front line health worker mate. You are using that for whatever sick reasons you may have to drum up some sympathy for yourself. You are the one that is getting personal and making threats. I’m more than happy to pass you my address if you want it but I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t come knocking if you I did
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin: unlike you I have a life and I couldn’t even remember wheat it is you were speaking about but I know it was utter muck what you came off with. And I wasn’t the only one that thought it. I think we have established that you aren’t a front line health worker mate. You are using that for whatever sick reasons you may have to drum up some sympathy for yourself. You are the one that is getting personal and making threats. I’m more than happy to pass you my address if you want it but I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t come knocking if you I did
“You’ll never walk alone” turned out to be a bit of a porky
Brilliant gesture from the players . The minister for health in Britain will be delighted after he put players at the focus of his comments lately . Next up will be the formula 1 drivers and the muti billionaire owners of clubs .
@Tricksy: How about rugby players, cricket players, CEOs of big companies, and least we forget the extremely wealthy royal class and people of nobility, a lot of Dames, Barrons, Earls, Dukes, and Viceroys with deep pockets,, has anyone tried to shame them into coughing up for the cause?? Why has it been all about the footballers??
@devils avacado: I totally agree with you , my comment was meant to be cynical. These government ministers taking the high moral ground , while their pals , the big backers of their politics are getting away Scot free . They support each other . Players are handy pickings .