A young man who tragically lost his life after a battle with meningitis has been named as a community deals with the untimely loss of "young lad with a love of life".
Seamus Langan of Aughrane, Ballygar, known as Seamie to friends and family, tragically died on Wednesday 5 October after a short battle with illness - GalwayBeo reports.
As Séamie battled meningitis, nearby Kiltoom Parish asked that parishioners offer prayers for the stricken 18-year-old over the weekend.