God help his poor mother having to flight out to him. Poor woman.
R.I.P
God help his poor mother having to flight out to him. Poor woman.
LESS OF THE BULL NOW!
OMG. I just read this on Boards and I'm truly truly shocked.
I'd heard the reports on the radio but didn't know it was Gearoid.
Seemed like such a nice guy. So so sad.
I only knew hm from chatting on here and on Boards.
Best wishes to his family.
think we all are Baz mate, as one of the lads posted earlier , were all a family of ireland fans here - really feels like weve lost one of our own even though the majority of us never had the pleasure or honour of meeting him.Originally Posted by BaZmO*
Only knew the guy from his posts here, a very keen footie fan and seemed a real gent, sincere condolences to his family,
RIP
Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
I posted earlier before the tragic news was confirmed but it is so terribly sad to hear that Gearoid lost his fight for life.
Like most on here, I didn't know Eirebhoy but it is clear that we all feel a distinct sense of loss tonight. While we often hear of similar horrific stories or read about them in the papers I think the difference, on this occasion, is that we can all identify that we have lost one of our own.
I'm sure many of us have exchanged a nod or a 'howya' with Eirebhoy at an away game without ever being introduced. Maybe some of us have even stood beside him in a foreign stadium and shared the joy of an Irish goal or the frustration of defeat. We may not know each other personally but we all seem to share a common passion for our game and our team. While we may not always agree with each other on these forums it's obvious that the members are decent, friendly, intelligent people. In short we are sports people.
My heart goes out to Gearoid's family but it is clear that he was a young men held in very high esteem on these pages. I hope the family can take some small comfort from the impact that he had in his short life.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Jesus, saw this on the news and felt sad. Now even worse again when I know that I'd been reading what he had to say over all these months/years. From what he wrote, seemed like a very knowledgeable you man when it came to sport.
RIP, I'd like to echo everyone else's kind words. I will be thinking of him when I'm at the France game. No doubt he will be watching from up above.
RIP
You've got no fans.
Like many, didn't know him...but have read alot of his posts. Despite that the news still manages to knock you sideways...just like with wws.
RIP Eirebhoy. Prayers and thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Wow, R.I.P. I'm in shock
My Guarantee
Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
RIP.
I wouldn't frequent the Ireland section but when I did his views were spot on.
Tragedy.
Cumann Peile Dún Dealgan - Champions 2015 (too many accolades to be typing)
Termonbarry Athletic TID!
R.I.P.
Come On You Saints!!!
R.I.P. Eirebhoy. My thoughts are with his family.
R.I.P. Eirebhoy. The Irish soccer community has lost a well-informed, articulate and intelligent man, and a passionate and fair-minded supporter. Can't believe he was only 23. Very sad. His thoughtful, well-resourced opinions will be sorely missed on here.
Jesus, shocking stuff. RIP.
a few of us a YBIG would like to organise a banner in the singing section for the french game.
'How can I hate women, my Mums one!!!' Chris Finch
RIP eirebhoy
Always respected your opinion.
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Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it's the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.
Terrible news. Top poster. Celtic and Ireland mad and I don't think I can recall him ever getting in a spat on here. RIP Eirebhoy.
Hard to put it in words , but when you lose one of us it really hurts .
When I first read about an Irish lad having been beaten and left hanging onto life it was bad enough.......then to learn it was someone you "know" I was shocked.
Only found out logging on this morning that the worst possible outcome had happened and poor eirbhoy had passed away..........tragic news, and at only 23 years of age, he really was just a Boy (though like many on here his mature and witty posts led me to assume he was probably an ol' git like myself!)
God bless and RIP
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
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