Referee dies during match

RedandGreenSniper · July 04, 2008, 07:47:12 AM

Tragic way to go, poor man. Sympathies to his family. RIP

BennyHarp · July 04, 2008, 08:31:13 AM

Thats terrible news and an awful shock! - condolences to his family!

GaillimhIarthair · July 04, 2008, 09:04:07 AM

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

stpauls · July 04, 2008, 09:28:43 AM

From everyone in the St. Paul's club, we would like to pass our deepest sympathies to the Cole family at this time.

Rest In Peace Mickey.

southdown · July 04, 2008, 09:32:26 AM

News also filtered in during the Longstone game last night, a very well known local character. RIP

RadioGAAGAA · July 04, 2008, 09:56:35 AM

What can you say?

Rest In Peace Mickey.

orangeman · July 04, 2008, 10:02:32 AM

Terrible news ! RIP

corn02 · July 04, 2008, 10:06:27 AM

RIP, sad news.

thejuice · July 04, 2008, 10:07:32 AM

poor man, RIP

D4S · July 04, 2008, 10:53:03 AM

I would also just like to say how shocking it is to hear of the death of mickey cole. Although originally An Riocht he in the last number of years refereed as a Ballymartin referee. But there is more than those clubs will feel the shock of this, the whole mourne area is in shock he was an exellent councillor for the area evident from the amount of times he'd be in the mourne observer every week. We would of laughed in our house sayin 'how many times will mickey cole be in the mourne observer this week' But he was more than just a referee and a councillor, he was also a friendly face you'd see about 'the town' regularly and would have been full of craic about football, when driving you home in a taxi after a night out... He could also aggravate the hell out of you winding you up! He will be sadly missed by all in county down but he will be remembered for a very long time throughout mourne and I know he will be very sadly missed by his 3daughters and son who were very close indeed.

Rest in Peace Mickey

southdown · July 04, 2008, 11:00:49 AM

Well summed up D4S, there was always plenty of banter in the taxis!

Boozehell · July 04, 2008, 11:07:17 AM

Was at the match last nite and was in shock to see it happen. No matter how much you love or hate referees it is not something you want to see happening to anybody.

Rest In Peace Mickey.

magpie seanie · July 04, 2008, 11:35:32 AM

Sad news. RIP.

buglebhoy · July 04, 2008, 11:46:05 AM

was at the game also last night, something i hope to never experience again. very sad. collapsed on the pitch a few minutes before half time, was put in recovery position before physios and a nurse attended him. ambulance service arrived but could do nothing for him. tragic end to a great man. RIP

Uladh · July 04, 2008, 11:53:06 AM

Tragic to lose the man. as a gael, i can't think of many better ways to go out than on the pitch