Friends and family urged to respect the fragility of life

FRAGILE was never a word associated with Eamonn McDaid.

A fit, strong, young man of 22, he lined out for Illes Celtic Football Club in midfield where all the action was, and was never happier than when inflicting a defeat on the field of play.

He was a mechanic and carpenter, traditionally masculine trades that he plied with both skill and speed. He was an insatiable socialiser and it took nothing out of him to regale others with song and banter into the small hours.