Four others have been killed by falling goalposts, says boy’s mother

A MOTHER whose only child died after a goal post fell on him, said four other children have died in similar circumstances.

Miriam Fitzgerald’s son, Andy, died last August 5, shortly before his 11th birthday, in circumstances which were described at the time as a freak accident. However, Ms Fitzgerald said the Government had been warned well in advance of her son’s death that children could be in danger unless goal posts were pinned down.

Speaking outside an inquest in Limerick yesterday, Ms Fitzgerald, accompanied by her husband, Pat, said the accident at Holy Cross Soccer Club, near their home in Bruff could have been avoided.