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| 'Disbelief' as another boy dies | 'Disbelief' as another boy dies |
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| A second young boy has died while playing sport in County Tyrone. The latest death came as Patrick Breen, 10, was being buried in Drumquin. | |
| It was the fourth death in Ireland in similar circumstances this week, two in Tyrone and two in County Westmeath. | |
| The 13-year-old from Ardboe collapsed during a Gaelic football training session on Saturday morning. | |
| A defibrillator was used at the scene to try to revive him but he was later declared dead at Craigavon Hospital. | |
| Patrick Breen from Dregish near Drumquin 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". | 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 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." | "It is really hard to comprehend that young people in their early formative years can die so suddenly." |
| Colours | Colours |
| Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of Patrick Breen who suffered from a heart defect. | 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. |