Dillon Quirke funeral

The Clonoulty-Rossmore and Tipperary star died tragically on Friday evening in Semple Stadium during a club senior championship game against Kilruane MacDonaghs ...

"Forever in our hearts, your fame and your glory. “I’m glad no one heard that news by themselves because it was a devastating blow. Any mother or father would have been lucky to have him as their son." "To my beautiful son and best friend, thank you for all the memories. "As Dillon’s uncle and chairman of the club, if there’s anything from our tragedy that I’d like to ask his teammates in Clonoulty-Rossmore and his teammates in Tippearary is that we put Dillon’s inspiration that he carried into our teams and into our clubs and see if we can bring further honour and glory to out clubs and great county." Dillon Quirke was remembered as a "true legend" and "shining star" at his funeral mass this afternoon.

THE FUNERAL MASS of 24-year-old Dillon Quirke was held in St John the Baptist Church, Clonoulty, ...

The talented sports star won the 2018 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship and described the feeling as 'unreal' with a beaming smile. Dillon Quirke made his senior Tipperary debut in 2020 against Limerick in the National League, with his Championship following later that year as a substitute in a qualifier against Cork. At the funreal today the coffin was draped in the colours of his club side as well as his county and brought into the church by his Clonoulty-Rossmore team-mates.

Thousands of people lined the streets of the village of Clonoulty on Tuesday afternoon, to pay their respects and say goodbye at the funeral of Tipperary ...

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Dillon Quirke died after he collapsed while captaining Clonoulty Rossmore against Kilruane MacDonaghs during a county senior hurling championship match at ...

Becoming emotional, Mr Fryday added: “Then a nightmare struck and we all know what happened. In a loving tribute to his only son, Mr Quirke’s heartbroken father Dan Quirke said: “Dillon was a beautiful son, my best friend, our hero. In a tribute to his nephew, Clonoulty Rossmore chairman Andrew Fryday, told mourners: “Dillon was going so well in that match last Friday night, he was a leading player, a leading player, leading from the front, showing his ability and his skills”.

Village of Clonoulty comes to a standstill in memory of 'a perfect gentleman' who collapsed during a match last Friday.

We really should live it to the full, just as Dillon did.” “He was such a lovely, lovely fella, a perfect gentleman. In a loving tribute to his only son, Quirke’s heartbroken father Dan Quirke said: “Dillon was a beautiful son, my best friend, our hero. Becoming emotional, Mr Fryday added: “Then a nightmare struck and we all know what happened. I suppose he was what any mother or father would like to have had as a son; and if you go through his hurling career he is probably what any manager or any trainer of a team would like to have as a leader and as an inspiration to others around him. “It hasn’t been easy since then.

Mr Quirke, 24, who catapulted through the hurling ranks from underage to the Tipperary senior hurling team, died after he collapsed while captaining Clonoulty ...

In a loving tribute to his only son, Mr Quirke’s heartbroken father Dan Quirke said: “Dillon was a beautiful son, my best friend, our hero. Becoming emotional,Fryday added: “Then a nightmare struck and we all know what happened. It was a disaster for us to see him leave Semple stadium in the way he left, but while he was in there, lads, he left it the way he wanted to leave it – he left it as the shining star that he was.” In a tribute to his nephew, Clonoulty Rossmore chairman Andrew Fryday, told mourners: “Dillon was going so well in that match last Friday night, he was a leading player, a leading player, leading from the front, showing his ability and his skills”. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.