RIP eirebhoy

**jaykay** · 29/10/2009, 3:05 PM

[MOD EDIT: Please post condolences on eirebhoy's profile.]

Hi,

I just saw on boards.ie that the guy with the username eirebhoy is Gearóid Walsh, who is in hospital in sydney. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...did=2055724292

Is this the same Eirebhoy as on here? If so, best wishes to you and all your family mate.

**Kingdom** · 29/10/2009, 3:07 PM

Hey Folks,

Most of you will know eirebhoy http://foot.ie/forums/member.php?u=2096 from posting in here. I saw a thread on the other big Irish forum about him this afternoon and read thatd that he is in critical condition in a hospital in Sydney, following an attack. I checked with a prominent member of that forum, and its the same eirebhoy from both forums.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1029/sydney.html

I've never met Gearóid, but I've enjoyed any of the posts he contributes on here, his posts on here are always civil, knowledgable and he doesn't get involved in many slagging matches. Always comes across as a top bloke.

I hope he pulls through this.

I just thought I'd start this thread so he can read it when he gets better, know that we were all thinking of him.

As someone smarter than me said, I'd prefer if we could leave it to Best Wishes, and don't start ranting about the person who attacked him. Leave that for other parts of foot.ie.

Get well soon eirebhoy.

**gspain** · 29/10/2009, 3:13 PM

Get well soon Gearoid.

**Leeside Swagger** · 29/10/2009, 3:13 PM

Hope he makes a swift recovery.

**Dr. Ogba** · 29/10/2009, 3:24 PM

Jesus I was just reading about this today.

Best wishes EB, get well soon mate....would echo everything everything Kingdom's said, seems like a very knowledgable and decent chap

**geysir** · 29/10/2009, 3:25 PM

Shocking news, I hope he makes it through.

**irishultra** · 29/10/2009, 3:25 PM

please get better. a great poster. i was just wondering where he was since he hadn't posted on either forum for ages.

**livehead1** · 29/10/2009, 3:30 PM

Get well soon EireBhoy

**Junior** · 29/10/2009, 3:32 PM

Jesus. I was only wondering what had happened to EB as I hadnt seen any posts of his for a while. Then I spotted an old post that referred to him being in OZ.

I then heard the report of the attack on Radio Eireann this morning.

Crazy - you'd never put the two together.

Great poster on this site, full of help and advice and bloody annoying with his stats to back up his every argument

I hope he pulls through ok.

EDIT: By the way that Smiley is not meant to be in the title of this post but I cant get rid of it - Im sure EB would find it funny tho!!

**ifk101** · 29/10/2009, 3:32 PM

I only know eirebhoy from his posts here but he comes across as an absolute gentleman and decent soul.

Hope you make a speedy and full recovery.

My thoughts are with you.

**OwlsFan** · 29/10/2009, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

please get better. a great poster. i was just wondering where he was since he hadn't posted on either forum for ages.

I had been thinking the same thing just yesterday - the EPL Thread was strangely silent of late.

Best wished for a speedy recovery to Gearoid:

**dahamsta** · 29/10/2009, 3:35 PM

Holy crap, hope he's on the mend! Get well soon Gearóid!

**paul_oshea** · 29/10/2009, 3:36 PM

He was just saying he had moved to australia and couldn't beleive he wouldn't be around for the france game. he was saying he never had time to post now in the last while. Always seemed a fairly knowledgeable fella and never got into the slagging matches or any of that stuff. Even if is love for celtic was a bit irrational

. Never realised he was so young.

Hope go God he is ok, fair play on posting this kingdom, it was a shock when i saw this and realised.

ill definitely keep him in my prayers tonight.

**Paulie** · 29/10/2009, 3:41 PM

Fingers crossed.

**DeLorean** · 29/10/2009, 3:43 PM

Shocking story. Strange having a face (real name) to go with the username. Best wishes and you're in out thoughts EB.

**atfconline** · 29/10/2009, 3:44 PM

A Boardsie and a Footier, all the best man.

**pineapple stu** · 29/10/2009, 3:45 PM

Jesus, that doesn't sound good. Hope he pulls through.

Read the story on the Aertel this morning. Needless to say, assumed it wasn't someone I (virtually) knew. Small world at times.