Former Clare footballer Shane Hickey’s health scare puts life worries in perspective

'During that game, I started feeling dizzy and ended up falling over at one point. I was running back the pitch and I just fell'

Shane Hickey: ‘It never bothered me in the slightest all my life until that day. These things can just can pop up out of the blue like that.’ Picture: Stephen McCarthy / Sportsfile

Former Clare footballer Shane Hickey now understands the meaning of the phrase ‘life can change in a heartbeat’ better than most.

The Kilmurry Ibrickane stalwart, an ever-present during their recent dominance of the club football scene in the county, added to his medal haul in the 2020 victory over Cratloe. But a few weeks earlier his world was turned upside down while playing in their championship opener against Miltown in early August.