Player dies during Hurling training in London

Junior D

Player dies during hurling training in London
11 April 2012
London and Galway GAA are mourning Cathal Forde, who passed away while training with his club Kilburn Gaels last night.

The native of Gort had been in the English capital where he works as a site engineer and was taking part in a hurling session in Highgate when he collapsed, reports the Irish Post.

The 28-year-old, who won a London SHC with the club two years ago, was pronounced dead after being brought by ambulance to Whittington Hospital.

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London GAA is in shock after a young player, Cathal Forde, died while training with Kilburn Gaels last night. Forde, 28, from Gort in County Galway collapsed at the end of a hurling session in Highgate. The player was rushed by ambulance to Whittington Hospital in Archway where he was pronounced dead.
The player’s family arrived in London this morning.
His brother Niall played was training with Cathal when he collapsed during the warm-down of last night’s session.
“There was no indication that anything was wrong until he collapsed,” said Niall. “He wasn’t in any distress during the session. The first sign something was wrong was when he was on the ground. It was his heart.”
He added: “My mother and father are in shock.”
Speaking about his relationship with his brother Niall said: “He was quiet, always in good form. He got on well with everyone. He loved the hurling. His girlfriend’s name was Sheila. He was settled here, but I reckon his plans were to go back to Ireland in the next couple of years.
“Cathal was the corner back on the Kilburn team in 2010. We played together on the Gort team and both won a senior championship in London [in 2010]. He was a good corner back, you know, the type of player that would never let you down."
Cathal Forde had been living in the capital for two-and-a-half years and worked as a site engineer.
He is a former student of Edinburgh Napier University and GMIT in county Galway.
Galway county-man Ambrose Gordon said: “Cathal had a quiet temperament. He was a gentleman. When I met him last week we were having the banter about club hurling back in Galway. He’s from Gort and I’m from Killimor, two rival parishes. He was always in good form and loved his hurling. There wasn’t a pick on him.”
This afternoon, Cathal’s club Kilburn Gaels released a statement:
It is with great regret that we announce the untimely passing of Cathal Forde who died last night (April 10) at the age of 28. Cathal was corner-back on the Kilburn Gaels team that won the club’s first county title in 2010 and was very popular and well liked with everyone in the club. A native of Gort in County Galway, he has been a regular fixture in the senior side since he came to London with his brother Niall. He is a former student of GMIT and was working as a site engineer here in London. Everyone at the club is deeply saddened and shocked by what has happened and our thoughts at this time are with his girlfriend Sheila and the Forde family.

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Junior D

Bad times, with all these types of events happening more and more, you'd think more would be done to in trying to prevent them

munchkin_utd

Junior D wrote: »

Bad times, with all these types of events happening more and more, you'd think more would be done to in trying to prevent them

aparantly in Italy they reduced such sudden deaths on the sports field by 85% through preventative screening (according to a radio article last week)

and if im not mistaken, its compulsorary to have screening in France too.

if it is so effective, its a pity its not something done in Ireland too.

tinofapples

Cathal's girlfriend Sheila is my first cousin, he was an absolute gentleman. Cathal & Sheila's families are absolutely devastated by events.

Things like this should probably teach us all to make the most of everyday especially with people we love.

RIP Cathal Forde, a nicer fella you will never meet. I'm glad I had the pleasure.

wonga77

awful news, cant for the life of me figure out why screening isnt compulsory. With high profile illnesses lately such as Muamba and Stillian Petrov, its a wonder people havent stood up and taken notice. GAA is physically as demanding a sport as there is.
RIP Cathal Forde

rok

Another awful case of what looks like SAD syndrome.

I heard of this mobile screening clinic recently, organised by the McEntees of Crossmaglen.

www.healthyheartshealthylives.com/

ShamoBuc

Really sad news.

R.I.P.

rebel girl 15

wonga77 wrote: »

awful news, cant for the life of me figure out why screening isnt compulsory. With high profile illnesses lately such as Muamba and Stillian Petrov, its a wonder people havent stood up and taken notice. GAA is physically as demanding a sport as there is.
RIP Cathal Forde

Simple reason - because it costs money, and there is no one willing to pay the bill from what I can see! Italy study is here

I saw this on a facebook status - my heart goes out to his friends and family, and the members of both his home club and London club.