By Colm O’Connor. Tragedy was averted at a Cork club game on Tuesday night when a defibrillator was used to revive a young gaelic footballer. The frightening incident occurred after the City Division U21 football championship semi-final between Nemo Rangers Read More
By Michelle Smyth A Gaelic football star was in a critical condition last night after collapsing on the field at the beginning of a game. Kevin McCloy, fullback and captain of Lavey GAA club, fell to the ground 11 minutes Read More
By Donna Deeney – 24 January 2015 The GAA fraternity is coming to terms with the sudden death of a popular player who had just returned from England to turn out for his home club Steven Deeney (32), who played for Read More
THE parents of a young GAA star are devastated after their son — an only child — collapsed during training and died in a suspected case of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). Ciaran Carr (20), from Clondalkin, Co Dublin, died Read More
Hours before their wedding, Jane’s healthy fiance suddenly died. Her haunting story could help save your loved one’s life Max Lowry, from London, died the night before his wedding to Jane Davies, from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). Full Story: Read More
Former Meath captain Shane McAnarney has revealed the extent of the serious cardiac condition that has forced him out of Gaelic football for good. McAnarney, who is recovering from a double bypass operation he underwent eight weeks ago, was told Read More
THE tightly-knit community of Gortnahoe- Glengoole is coming to terms this week with the tragic death of a young girl who died just before she was due to take part in a local camogie game. The tightly-knit community of Gortnahoe Read More
By Patrick O’Connell Stunned friends of a 16-year-old schoolboy last night paid tribute to him after he collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack on a school hike. Transition year pupil Neil Quinlan from Glenclose, The Park, Cabinteely, Dublin, Read More
Listen back to the tragic story of Dublin GAA star, Ciaran Carr, who died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/155/61234/1/The-Morning-Show
By Claire O’Sullivan Despite a number of recent deaths, the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in Ireland is not on the increase, according to a leading cardiologist. About 40 to 50 people under the age of 35 die each Read More
