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| 'Disbelief' as another boy dies | |
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| Another young boy has died while playing sport in County Tyrone. | Another young boy has died while playing sport in County Tyrone. |
| It is believed the 13-year-old schoolboy died as he trained with fellow GAA members and team-mates in Ardboe. | It is believed the 13-year-old schoolboy died as he trained with fellow GAA members and team-mates in Ardboe. |
| Earlier on Saturday, ten-year-old Patrick Breen from Dregish near Drumquin was buried. He too died during a GAA training session on Tuesday. | Earlier on Saturday, ten-year-old Patrick Breen from Dregish near Drumquin was buried. He too died during a GAA training session on Tuesday. |
| Ulster GAA secretary Danny Murphy said there was "a feeling of disbelief that a second young person had died". | |
| "It is truly tragic for the families, the club people and the young people who were present on both occasions," he said. | |
| "It is really hard to comprehend that young people in their early formative years can die so suddenly." | |
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| Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of Patrick Breen who suffered from a heart defect. | |
| His coffin was carried into the church covered in red and white flowers, the colours of the County Tyrone team. | His coffin was carried into the church covered in red and white flowers, the colours of the County Tyrone team. |
| GAA members and team-mates who were with him when he died formed a guard of honour. | GAA members and team-mates who were with him when he died formed a guard of honour. |
| The parish priest said GAA "was Patrick's love" and he had hoped one day to play for his county. | The parish priest said GAA "was Patrick's love" and he had hoped one day to play for his county. |
| He said no-one could have foreseen what happened. | He said no-one could have foreseen what happened. |
| The priest said what his team-mates had gone through on Tuesday was traumatic but they should keep playing Gaelic football because that was what Patrick would have wanted. | The priest said what his team-mates had gone through on Tuesday was traumatic but they should keep playing Gaelic football because that was what Patrick would have wanted. |