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| Schoolboy dies during Gaelic game | Schoolboy dies during Gaelic game |
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| A 10-year-old schoolboy has died at a Gaelic football training session in County Tyrone. | A 10-year-old schoolboy has died at a Gaelic football training session in County Tyrone. |
| Patrick Breen, from Dregish, was taking part in a training game in Drumquin on Tuesday evening when he fell to the ground. | Patrick Breen, from Dregish, was taking part in a training game in Drumquin on Tuesday evening when he fell to the ground. |
| Emergency aid was given to the child but he was declared dead at the Erne Hospital a short time later. | Emergency aid was given to the child but he was declared dead at the Erne Hospital a short time later. |
| Patrick was the second youngest of six children and played for the Michael Cusacks under-13 team. | Patrick was the second youngest of six children and played for the Michael Cusacks under-13 team. |
| Drumquin youth officer Noel Donnelly said everything possible was done to try to save the boy. | Drumquin youth officer Noel Donnelly said everything possible was done to try to save the boy. |
| He said a defibrillator was used and a doctor was present. | He said a defibrillator was used and a doctor was present. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on Thursday. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on Thursday. |
| Meanwhile, the GAA has written to county boards urging them to take the necessary action that could prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest. | |
| Player Welfare Manager Paraic Duffy said: "We took a decision earlier this year that every county ground must have a defibrillator on site and we recommended that all clubs should also have a defibrillator on site, plus of course people who are able to use them. | |
| "We will provide defibrillators to every single club in the country at cost price. They cost 1,200 euro - which is way below the market price." |