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The Irish Sun
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‘Life & soul of the dressing room' – Heartbreaking football team tribute to teen who died in Carlow swimming tragedy
A CARLOW football team has paid emotional tribute to "beloved" teen Peter Byrne who tragically died in a swimming incident. The young player for New Oak FC passed away after getting into difficulty in the water at Cloghristick, Milford, Co Advertisement The emergency services, including the ambulance, fire brigade and Peter is believed to have been swimming with friends when he got into difficulty in the river in the Milford area of the county - around eight kilometres from The teen, who had just finished Transition Year in the local CBS secondary It's believed that they then decided to go swimming. Advertisement Read more in News And the student's friend saw him get into difficulty in the water and tried to help him. New Oak FC took to They wrote on "Peter was a pocket rocket in the team over the last number of years. Advertisement MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN Breaking Exclusive Exclusive "Small in stature but big in personality. He was a huge character with a touch of Roy Keane about him, not afraid of anything or anyone." They continued: "Peter was the life and soul of the dressing room and training and will be sadly missed by his coaches Ernie, Danny and all his teammates who have not only lost a fellow player but a friend. Five people killed in 48 hours on Irish roads as Gardai issue safety appeal after telling 'dreaded news' to families "On behalf of everyone at New Oak FC we would like to offer our deepest condolences to Peter's family and friends. "Our thoughts and prayers are with all who loved him. May Peter's gentle soul Rest in Peace." Advertisement The local community was also left devastated by the news of his sad passing, with a few taking to the comments section to express their condolences. One person said: "What heartbreaking and awful news, may he rest in peace. Sincere condolences to his family, friends and also your club." Someone else wrote: "So sorry to all Peter's family, friends and teammates. I can't begin to imagine how you all must be feeling. 'GREAT PLAYER' "Thinking of you all at this sad time. He was a great player, may Peter rest in peace." Advertisement A third wrote: "Condolences to all his teammates, may his gentle soul Rest in Eternal Peace, Forever Young." Mayor of Carlow Fintan Phelan described it as a 'terrible incident' and said he was 'shocked and saddened' by what had occurred. He sent his sympathies to the young man's family and also the friends who witnessed the tragedy. The Advertisement 'My thoughts are with them all at this incredibly difficult time and my thoughts are also with his friends who were there when this terrible incident happened. Look, it's a sad and difficult time for them all.' In a statement yesterday a Garda spokesperson said: "Following a search operation involving Gardai and emergency services, the Garda Water Unit recovered the body of a male, aged in his late teens, from the River Barrow at Milford, Co. Carlow, yesterday evening, Tuesday 17th June 2025. "His remains have been transferred to Waterford University Hospital where a postmortem examination will take place in due course. A file will be prepared for the Coroner." No funeral arrangements have been made as yet. Advertisement 1 Peter Byrne passed away after getting into difficulty in the water on Tuesday evening Credit: SOCIAL MEDIA COLLECT
Irish Examiner
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Carlow rescue dramatic draw against Wexford
Tailteann Cup group 4: Carlow 2-16 (2-1-14) Wexford 1-19 (1-2-15) Carlow salvaged a point in this Tailteann Cup second round game at Netwatch Cullen Park on Sunday. Going into injury time, the home side trailed by four points. John Phiri slotted a point to leave only three in it. One last attack saw Ross Dunphy fouled just inside the big square and from the resultant spot-kick, Carlow midfielder, Conor Doyle, beat Darragh Brooks. The home side had started well with points from Dunphy, John Murphy and Kevin Murphy (free). Eoghan Nolan nailed a two-pointer for the visitors. Sean Nolan added a point to level. Carlow were unlucky to see Conor Crowley's rocket fly off the upright. Kevin O'Grady ended the half with three points from play for Wexford while Sean Nolan also raised two white flags. A 23rd minute raid by Mikey Bambrick almost yielded a Carlow goal but the woodwork intervened. He did the same in the second half. It looked as if the home side were out of luck. Wexford led 0-9 to 0-8 at the break. Nolan extended that lead with a free. Carlow hit back and Niall Hickey landed a two-pointer from play. Sean Murphy and Ciaran Moran also pointed. The visitors responded and were rewarded with two Nolan points. Martin O'Connor scored their goal when he found the bottom left-hand corner of the net on 45 minutes. Liam O'Connor, Liam Coleman and Jack Higgins points put Wexford six clear with six minutes left on the clock. It was looking grim for Carlow. Their hopes rose a little when Dunphy got in behind the Wexford defence for a goal. Wexford came back but missed chances which might have killed off Carlow. They paid for this as the home side mounted those two last attacks and found a way to maintain their unbeaten record in the competition. Scorers for Carlow: R Dunphy, C Doyle 1-1 (1-0 pen 45) each, K Murphy 0-3 (fs), N Hickey (2), M Bambrick, C Crowley 0-2 each, J Murphy, J Phiri, S Murphy, C Moran, J Clarke 0-1 each Scorers for Wexford: S Nolan 0-5 (1f), M O'Connor 1-0, K O'Grady, N Hughes (1-2p) 0-3 each, P Hughes, E Nolan (2p) 0-2 each, L O'Connor, L Coleman, T Byrne, J Higgins 0-1 each CARLOW: Johnny Furey; Paddy McDonnell, Mark Furey, Colin Byrne; John Phiri, Niall Hickey, John Murphy; Kyle Nolan, Conor Doyle; Ross Dunphy, Darragh Foley, Mikey Bambrick; Conor Crowley, Kevin Murphy, Sean Murphy. Subs: Ciaran Moran for M Furey (34), Jamie Clarke for Foley (46), Adam Burgess for Nolan (54), Paddy Regan for J Murphy (61), Liam Gavin for K Murphy (64). WEXFORD: Darragh Brooks; Michael Furlong, Gavin Sheehan, Liam O'Connor; Eoin Porter, Eoghan Nolan, Martin O'Connor; Liam Coleman, Niall Hughes; Páiric Hughes, Shane Pettit, Mark Rossiter; Kevin O'Grady, Tom Byrne, Sean Nolan. Subs: Ruairi Martin for Sheehan (14), Jack Higgins for Pettit (35), Robbie Brooks for Byrne (35), Conor Carty for O'Grady (58), Dylan Furlong for Rossiter (67). Referee: David Murnane (Cork).
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Carlow overcome Westmeath in Joe McDonagh Cup thriller while Down secure relegation lifeline vs Kerry
CARLOW will travel to Laois next weekend with their fate in their own hands in the Joe McDonagh Cup after overcoming WESTMEATH 7-23 to 4-22 in Mullingar yesterday. The Barrowsiders had stormed into the break with an 18-point lead and would go on to stretch their advantage with another Marty Kavanagh goal in the first minute of the second half. The Lake County took over in the rest of the third quarter, outscoring the visitors by 2-13 to 0-3 before James Doyle and Fiachra Fitzpatrick added green flags to see out the win, with Kavanagh hitting 3-12. Meanwhile, in Ballycran, DOWN secured themselves a lifeline in their battle against the drop with a 2-26 to 2-19 victory over KERRY. And DERRY laid down a marker in the Christy Ring Cup after they swept WICKLOW aside 2-30 to 1-13 at Celtic Park. The emphatic win ensured top spot in the table for the Oak Leafers, and a Croke Park showdown against LONDON. Read More On GAA The Londoners booked their place in the final with a 4-20 to 1-13 win over already-relegated TYRONE at McGovern Park in Ruislip, with Conor O'Carroll — who hit 2-3 — and Sean Glynn, with 1-4, leading the scoring. In Trim, DONEGAL and MEATH played out a dead rubber with Mickey McCann's men edging past the Royal County 0-28 to 3-14. In the Nickey Rackard Cup, FERMANAGH got their first point of the season with a 1-22 to 3-16 draw against MAYO, who have already booked their place in the final. The men in green and red will meet ROSCOMMON in the decider after goals from Brendan Mulry and Seán Canning saw the Rossies come from behind to beat LOUTH 4-17 to 0-20. Most read in GAA Hurling Had the Wee County held on, it would have been ARMAGH in the June 1 final, thanks to the Orchard's 0-23 to 3-13 win over SLIGO in Tubercurry. In the Lory Meaghar Cup, finalists CAVAN rested players in their 2-15 to 1-10 loss to LEITRIM at Breffni Park, LANCASHIRE beat WARWICKSHIRE 0-26 to 4-13 in Birmingham, and MONAGHAN drew 2-20 to 2-20 with LONGFORD in Inniskeen to secure a semi-final clash against NEW YORK next Saturday. 1 Fiachra Fitzpatrick and Donagh Murphy of Carlow during a March Allianz Hurling League Division 1B match Dublin GAA legends reunite in Germany after taking part in gruelling sporting phenomenon
