Tragedy in Tyrone

[ziggysego]

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.

[johnpower]

what terrible news / Condolances to all families Friends and club mates ,School mates

[gerry]

what a week, my condolances to the families and what they must be going through

[orangeman]

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 !

[loughshore lad]

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

[CC1]

That is absolutely shocking... My heart goes out to his family and friends.

RIP.

[oneillcup2007]

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.   

[Tempoman]

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

[Gabriel_Hurl]

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

[AZOffaly]

Rest in Peace, this latest round of sudden deaths is just totally shocking and heartbreaking.

[Man In Middle]

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.

[The Real Laoislad]

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

[magpie seanie]

Words fail me. Absolutely tragic.

[Declan]

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

[Louth Exile]

An awful week for the families of the four kids concerned, your heart goes out to them.