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22/06/2012
13-Year-Old Dies Just Hours After Hurling Match
A teenage boy died from a suspected asthma attack just hours after a hurling match.
13-year-old James Long, from Limerick, scored the winning goal for his team, but a short time later he was rushed from his home to hospital after becoming unwell. He died a short time later despite the best efforts of medical staff.
His heartbroken mother has revealed her son was delighted to have been brought on as a substitute and score the winning goal for the Kilmallock U14 hurling team in the closing minutes of a local championship match against Patrickswell.
James texted his mother after he scored the winning goal in the match.
James's final text to his mother read: "We were down by two (points) and I came on in corner-forward and scored a rasper of a goal and then we were one up . . . I'll tell you about it in the morn (morning)."
School principal Sean Twomey said James was one of the fittest students in school and his personality made him stand out.
A Manchester United fan, he played on the first-year soccer team which won the FAI North Munster soccer title.
"James was an outgoing, bubbly student. He was a loveable rogue and you couldn't miss him around the school corridors with his distinctive red hair and roguish charm. He was popular with students and staff and will be really missed," Mr Twomey said.
(H/GK)
13-year-old James Long, from Limerick, scored the winning goal for his team, but a short time later he was rushed from his home to hospital after becoming unwell. He died a short time later despite the best efforts of medical staff.
His heartbroken mother has revealed her son was delighted to have been brought on as a substitute and score the winning goal for the Kilmallock U14 hurling team in the closing minutes of a local championship match against Patrickswell.
James texted his mother after he scored the winning goal in the match.
James's final text to his mother read: "We were down by two (points) and I came on in corner-forward and scored a rasper of a goal and then we were one up . . . I'll tell you about it in the morn (morning)."
School principal Sean Twomey said James was one of the fittest students in school and his personality made him stand out.
A Manchester United fan, he played on the first-year soccer team which won the FAI North Munster soccer title.
"James was an outgoing, bubbly student. He was a loveable rogue and you couldn't miss him around the school corridors with his distinctive red hair and roguish charm. He was popular with students and staff and will be really missed," Mr Twomey said.
(H/GK)
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