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Conor Coyle

Co Fermanagh man sets up local football team for dads coping with loss of babies

A Co Fermanagh man has taken the initiative to set up a local football team for men who have been coping with the loss of a baby.

Garrison’s Dean Merrett is the man behind new club Sands United Enniskillen, which takes its lead from other similar teams which have sprung up throughout Northern Ireland.

Dean has his own personal story of baby loss, after the loss of his and his wife Frances’ baby Evan in August 2012.

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