Tributes have been pouring in for a talented young GAA football player who died suddenly in Belfast at the weekend.
Conall McGuinness, 19, from Barntown, Co Wexford, was a student at Queens University and sadly passed away on February 6, the Irish Mirror reports.
He was a former member of the Wexford Minor Football panel and had recently won a Junior B title playing with his GAA club, Glynn Barntown.
Glynn Barntown GAA Club paid tribute to Conall on social media, saying his death has "devastated" his teammates and mentors.
A death notice on rip.ie reads: "Conall, beloved son of Gerry and Alison, brother of Siobhan, Sharon, Sinead, Shaunna and Sarah; sadly missed by his loving family, brothers-in-law, uncles, aunts, grandmother Jean, niece Siofra, nephews Shane and Liam, cousins, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace."
His funeral mass will take place in St. Alphonsus Church in Barntown on Friday at 12 noon and he will be buried afterwards in the church cemetery.
The house will be strictly private and his family have made a request for family flowers only.
The family included a link to donate to Wexford-based counselling support services, "It’s Good 2 Talk".
Taking to Facebook, Glynn Barntown GAA Club wrote: "It is with great sadness that we extend our deepest sympathies to the McGuiness family on the sad passing of our young clubman Conall.
"Conall was a great addition to our club playing underage football through all age groups and representing Wexford at county minor level in 2019. Conall went onto play adult level with the club winning a Junior B title recently.
"The youth of our club are so important to us and to lose a young man like Conall has devastated his many mentors, teammates and friends.
"Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal."
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