FERMANAGH GAA HAVE paid tribute following the death of former senior and minor footballer Shane O’Brien.
A statement on the Fermanagh GAA Twitter account reads:
“It is with a deep sense of shock and sadness that we learned of the tragic death of Shane O’Brien from the Erne Gaels club.
“Shane was a member of the Fermanagh Minor team that reached the Ulster Final in 2003 and a member of the Fermanagh Senior Football team in 2009.
“Shane also won a Corn na nÓg title in 1999 with St Michael’s College and a MacRory Cup in 2002. Our deepest sympathies go to the O’Brien family at this time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.”
Shane also won a Corn na nÓg title in 1999 with @St_Michaels_Ekn and a MacRory Cup in 2002.
— Fermanagh GAA (@FermanaghGAA) December 9, 2020
Our deepest sympathies go to the O’Brien family at this time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. pic.twitter.com/nRgrDWFdYd
RTÉ reports that O’Brien passed away following a road accident in Pretoria, South Africa, where he lived and worked with the United Nations Refugee Agency.
