“I would give absolutely everything just to spend just one more minute with him”

Amid the hoop dreams and life goals, words to stop you right in your tracks: “I would give absolutely everything just to spend just one more minute with him.”

The tragic and unexpected death of Liam Chandler, a talented young sportsman who had already represented his country at basketball, has shaken many in Cork sporting circles, but the tribute paid to him yesterday by his friend, Ciaran Adams, highlighted the visceral sense of loss felt among his peers.

Ciaran plays with St Michael’s GAA Club and Liam was making his name with Neptune on the basketball court, but the moving tribute posted on Instagram showed that the pair had more than sport in common.