Paul Shefflin genuinely counted as one of those characters who brought people together 

Friends and former teammates remember the late Paul Shefflin who died suddenly on Friday afternoon

Ballyhale’s Paul Shefflin celebrates after the 2014 Leinster Club SHC final win over Kilcormac/Killoughey

Last Friday will go down as a truly awful moment for the parish of Ballyhale, for Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA Club, for so many people across so many contexts.

Paul Shefflin passed away, long before his time. He would have been 42 on June 30. First and foremost, the tragic loss falls to Aoife Shefflin, Paul’s wife, and their four children, Béibhinn, Odhran, Keelan and Ronan. Then to Henry Sr and Mai, Paul’s parents, and his six brothers and sisters. Words seem inadequate at the moment.