Tributes to ‘gentle, soft-spoken, level-headed’ Aodhán

The 14-year-old boy who died after suffering a head injury in a schools cup match, in Dingle, in Co Kerry, has been described by the principal of Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne as a “gentle, soft-spoken, level-headed boy”.

Padraig Feirtéar said the teachers were rallying around fellow students and teammates of Aodhán O Conchúír. Aodhán was involved in a collision, after he and a number of players went for the ball, during the under-15 Russell Cup match against St Brendan’s College, Killarney, on Wednesday, in Dingle.

Aodhán was brought to the sideline in Pairc an Aghasaigh. He was conscious, but complained of a pain in his head.