24-Year-Old Irish Athlete Dillon Quirke Dies Unexpectedly After Collapsing Mid-Game
On Friday, a super fit hurler from Tipperary County, Ireland, died unexpectedly after collapsing during a county senior championship game.
Dillon Quirke, 24, collapsed right before halftime, and he had to be helped off the field at Semple Stadium in Thurles.
The referee and Tipperary GAA have called off the game following the incident.
After being transported from the field on a stretcher, he eventually died suddenly at Tipperary University Hospital in Clonmel.
GRTWT.
A tweet, the President of Ireland offered his condolences, “As President of Ireland, I wish to express my deepest sympathies on the passing of Dillon Quirke. This is an inestimable loss not only to his family and friends but to his entire community to which he was making such a contribution. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.”
Deputy Micheál Martin the Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) paid his respect.
“Shocked and saddened by the passing of Dillon Quirke. My deepest sympathies to all his family, friends, his teammates, and all the community in Tipperary,” he wrote.
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