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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Justin Kelly

Barry McGuigan leads tributes as talented young GAA player dies after six-week cancer battle

Boxing legend Barry McGuigan has led tributes after the death of a young Monaghan man and GAA player Dion Conlon.

The 25-year-old died in the early hours of Monday morning after a battle with a rare form of cancer called adenocarcinoma which affected his lungs. Dion was given the diagnosis just six weeks ago by doctors and had been undergoing treatment in Liverpool.

Irish champion boxer and fellow Monaghan man Barry McGuigan was one of the first to pay tribute on Monday.

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