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Tyrone hurler Damian Casey has died in an accident in Spain
29-year-old Eoghan Ruadg GAA club member and inter-county Tyrone hurling senior Damian Casey has sadly died following an accident in a swimming pool during a wedding he was attending in Spain.
The Dungannon team manager, Michael McShane, described the young athlete as “a true gentleman” and a great hurler, adding that the entire hurling team was “rocked to our very core” by his tragic death.
Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “His loss is incalculable; on behalf of Tyrone hurling management we extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family.”
Tyrone GAA echoed the sentiments, saying that Mr Casey was “a supreme hurler... at the peak of his powers”, adding that he brought “honour, delight and gladness to the whole county and far beyond.”
“There are very difficult days ahead for Sean, Susan, Louise and Catherine, for Damian’s wider family circle and many friends and associates, for his team-mates and for the Gaels of Dungannon and Tyrone,” county chair Michael Kerr commented.
“Our deepest sympathy goes to them, and our focus must now be on providing the support and comfort that will be so badly needed.”
Damian made his inter-county debut in 2012 and played in more than 100 consecutive league and championship games throughout his impressive career. Incredibly, Mr Casey managed to score in every single hurling match he played for Tyrone and has set an unbroken record of 39 goals and 906 points.
Image: Damian Casey on Twitter
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