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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
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Cork sport rocked by sudden death of Billy Ahern at just 53
TRIBUTES were paid today to well-known Cork sporting figure and devoted family man Billy Ahern, left, who died suddenly last night, ZULWHV $ODQ +HDO\ Mr Ahern was playing a game of five-a-side football with work friends in Carrigtwohill yesterday evening when he suddenly collapsed. He was 53 years old. The married father-of-three was a noted hurling, football and soccer player linked with east Cork sides Aghada GAA and St John Bosco’s FC of Midleton. He had worked at Merck Millipore for the past 20 years.
Playing gaelic football with Aghada in the 1980s, he was one of what is often referred to as a “golden generation” of players that included the current Cork football boss Conor Counihan. Club PRO Mike O’Brien said Billy had won medals at every level and was an integral part of the Aghada side that moved from junior to senior level from 1989 to 1991. He also won senior medals with Imokilly in 1984 and 1986. “Billy was a true sportsman, whether it was football or hurling or soccer. He was the type of guy that was good at any sport he
played and always wanted to play for the joy of it,” he said. Billy’s friend, Joe Hartnett, said they had been playing together for the past 30 years. “He just loved sport and even up until last season, he was playing in goal for Bosco’s. He was a naturally gifted player. “He was also a passionate Manchester City fan. He regularly travelled to games with his daughter. He was a devoted family man and will be sadly missed.” Tributes to Billy were featured on the Aghada GAA and St John Bosco’s FC websites today.
Savage assault on teenager in Kinsale THE teenage girl savagely attacked in Kinsale last night was found in a semi-conscious state by gardaí after she made a call to housemates saying she was being followed. Officers were today trying to establish the motive for the assault, which gardaí have described as “very serious”. The 18-year-old was walking alone in the Compass Quay area of the town at around 10.30pm, when the attack
Victim feared she was being followed
By ANN MURPHY Security Correspondent
occurred. It is thought she may have been approached from behind by a person who assaulted her. A short time before, she had made a call to her housemates, who contacted gardaí with concerns for her safety. Officers went to search for her and
found her lying on the ground in a semi-conscious state on the edge of a housing estate. The girl was rushed to Cork University Hospital for treatment. Gardaí said today door-to-door enquiries were being conducted in the area in a bid to establish who attacked the teenager. The area where she was found was
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