GAA star’s legacy lives on after family donates organs

THE family of a Leitrim GAA star who died last night has ensured his legacy will live on by donating his organs.

GAA star’s legacy lives on after family donates organs

Philip ‘Philly’ McGuinness, aged 26, who played football and hurling for his county, died two days after receiving a bang to the head during a club game.

Mr McGuinness, a mechanical engineer in Belmullet, Co Mayo, collapsed on the pitch, where his brothers Michael and John were also playing, and never regained consciousness.

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