Deaths `a shock'

The president of the GAA, Joe McDonagh, has expressed his sympathy to the families of both Shane McGettigan and Ronan Steward…

The president of the GAA, Joe McDonagh, has expressed his sympathy to the families of both Shane McGettigan and Ronan Steward, who were killed in a building site accident in Boston. McGettigan was a promising Leitrim footballer. "The entire GAA world is deeply shocked by the death of these two young men," he said. "Our sympathy goes out to both families."

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