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Heartfelt sympathies to the Breen family and all the family circle. A parents worst nightmare.
Jaysus, that is terrible news for family, friends & club
RIP
It's unbelievable. Deepest sympathies to the family.
Awful news - such a tragedy - RIP
very saddened to read this, sincere sympathy to the family circle, club and community.
R.I.P
This is tragic altogether. My heart goes out to all those who knew him and especially family and friends.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
just read that myself, may he rest in peace!!
Shocking news. My heart goes out to his family, friends and club members. Rest in Peace.
Very sad , RIP
Thats shocking. May he rest in Peace
Terrible news may he rest in peace. Our thoughts are with his family
Sincerest sympathies to the family.That is a real tragedy.May he rest in peace.
very sad to hear this, shocking news, my deepest sympathies go out to the family and wider circle of family & friends
RIP
From what I've heard he was also a very promising young player. He was one of the main motivational factors in Dregish deciding they wanted to amalgamate the youth setup with Drumquin. When he fell he had a doctor, a medic and a defibrillator with him in a matter of seconds but nothing could be done. Very shocking and very sad.
Awful tragedy.
Sympathy to his parents, family, and everyone at Drumquin GFC.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.
absolutely tragic nightmare RIP
heartbreaking news, tyrone has had more than its fair share of tragedy these past few years. RIP
Its the third tragedy in the family circle in a short time. Drumquin were one of the first clubs to get a defibrillator along with trained club members to use it. may he rest in peace
I felt sick when I heard the news today....a terrible blow for the lad's family, friends, team-mates and club.
It is another sad day for the GAA in Tyrone.
Ar lamh dheis Dé go raibh sé.
Desperately sad news.
May The Child Rest In Peace.
Deepest Sympathies to the family, terrible to lose one so young
Stuck for words. Every parents worst nightmare.
RIP
Terrible news, May he rest in peace and deepest condolences to his family....
Now wat can be done about this?? Did i read in yesterdays irish news that the GAA are selling defibilators from croke park at a cost of 1200 euros...?? Youd think with the millions earned this year perhaps the gaa could start thinking about providing every club in ireland with a defibilator..
Hard to believe its possible. Very sad news, my sympathy to the family
Deepest sympathies to family, friends and clubmates.
Something like this shouldnt happen to those so young
RIP
Just wish to add my sympathies to his family.RIP
Just reading this now, that's very sad, and my sympathies go to his family, friends and team mates.
RIP
RIP. Choking up as I think of what his family are going through.
Can anybody confirm that there's been another tragedy this morning in Tyrone youth football?
I've heard stories coming back that it's true. A 14 year old boy collapsed whilst training for his Club's Underage team.
Haven't heard specifics but its been confirmed. Ardboe v Coalisland and Brocagh v Fintona are off tomorrow in an email from the CCC.
RIP.
Holy Mother of God, another lad dies within a week :'( :'(
Totally astonishing what is happening here.
It is true unfortunately. The boy was 13 years old and played his football for Ardboe.
Just awful.
Awful news again, but I hope people don't overreact and start pulling their kids out of sports. The average person is at a far, far greater risk of dying of heart problems through lack of exercise than through these very rare heart conditions.
Seriously tragic week.
Just terrible news. RIP to all the children that died this week...very very sad.
It's an awful sad week. My father had seen the ambulance leaving the football field and the word was then that things didn't look good. The wee fella had health problems and had just finished warming up when he collasped. My sympathies go out to the Devlin family. Everyone in Ardboe is in deep shock. RIP wee man.
The Rossas have a message displayed on their website : http://www.ardboegfc.com/
what an awful week, my heart goes out to all the families, friends and relatives of the deceased. RIP
Two children in Tyrone and two in Westmeath in one week. Dreadful. For me prayers for those affected are my only answer.
terrible, terrible news. this is the first I have heard of the children from Westmeath dieing as well.
Terrible news - Tyrone seems to have got more than their fair share of tragedy all down the years - or perhaps it just seems that way -
In any case, it puts football into perspective.
RIP.
Absolutely shocking news about the two young lads collapsing. RIP. Terrible week for Tyrone football and the wider community in general. :'(
Shocking news about the two 16 year olds from Westmeath too. RIP
Heartbreaking week alright, Poor families.
RIP
We were just literally about to start our minute's silence prior to our U16 game v Aghyaran this afternoon when the word came through from Ardboe! Tottaly crazy...
Thoughts with all concerned...
Sperrin Óg where due to play Ardboe Ladies in the Intermediate County Final. We only found out a short while before the game. Everyone is in shock.
I only found out about the two Westmeath lads tonight as well. I pray for their family and friends tonight as well.
what terrible news / Condolances to all families Friends and club mates ,School mates
what a week, my condolances to the families and what they must be going through
Made all the worse by need for PM and staff only work Monday to Friday - Patrick won't be released until tomorrow sometime - funeral most likely Wednesday - what a terrible week throughout Ireland !
My heart goes out to Patricks family, friends and team mates as well as the team mentors and club officials who tried so valiantly to save him.
RIP
That is absolutely shocking... My heart goes out to his family and friends.
RIP.
My sympathies to the family of young Patrick and the Ardboe club. Terrible tragedy - Yet again football is the last thing on peoples minds this week.
An unbelievebale week, i hope the likes never happen again.
My sincere sympathies to the clubs and friends of all those involved and especially the families.
May they all rest in peace
Utter utter shock when I heard the news about young Patrick on Saturday
Thoughts and prayers go out to fellow players, mentors, school friends and family of all the young lads at this horrible time
Rest In Peace
Rest in Peace, this latest round of sudden deaths is just totally shocking and heartbreaking.
Quote from: J70 on September 08, 2007, 03:41:48 PM
Awful news again, but I hope people don't overreact and start pulling their kids out of sports. The average person is at a far, far greater risk of dying of heart problems through lack of exercise than through these very rare heart conditions.
It beggars belief the tragic, and almost identical circumstances surrounding these two young lads deaths.
I agree with the statement above, well the first part anyway. I would suggest however, that you don't type "Facts" unless you are certain about them.
It is true that exercise is good for the heart etc. but it also true that adolescents and young adults involved in competitive sport had a two and a half times higher risk of sudden death.
Conditions such as the one young Patrick Breen died of (and Cormac) are congenital and effect 1 in 500 people. The "Average" person as you call them, will not be pushing their heart to the same extremes, (i.e. intense exercise).
Your physical condition can in fact be a disguising factor in this type of circumstance. In many cases people do not have symptons, and the fitter you are the more likely you are to disguise
a problem. The average person granted, is more likely to have heart problems, (as they get OLDER) through their poor lifestyle habits, but unfortunately this SADS (sudden Adult Death Syndrome) is more likely to cause sudden death while the heart is being pushed to the limit during exercise. No other heart condition comes close as regards risk of sudden death in a young person.
Awful news from Tyrone and the case in Westmeath.Having lost a brother myself when he was a child i know how hard this is on a family when you suddenly and unexpectedly lose a son,daughter brother or sister
My heart goes out to all the family's concerned
Words fail me. Absolutely tragic.
Was only thinking about this last night while watching an U13 game and seeing all the young lads running around trying their hardest without a care in the world. Can't even imagine what the families are going through.RIP
An awful week for the families of the four kids concerned, your heart goes out to them.