Shane McEntee TD RIP [READ MOD WARNING POST #1]

my friend

very sad situation

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Bummer1234

Big shock

Link

Agent Smith

My thoughts are with his family. Regardless of Political Affiliations or voting history in the Dáil, The country has lost a dedicated Public Servent, His Wife has lost her Husband and His children have Lost their Father. This isnt the time to take petty shots

Pandora2

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Francie Barrett

What happened to him? Heart attack?

Hibbeler

RIP. He will be missed in the local community

Stheno

RIP.

Thoughts for his family, what an awful time for them.

walshb

Ther was no mention in the article about how he died. I assume it was a heart attack.

Lapin

Very sad news.

RIP to a hard working TD and a great supporter and servant of Gaelic Football.

Condolences to his family at this difficult time.

godtabh wrote: »

Some one posted in AF saying he took his own life.

Those posts were withdrawn until its officially confirmed by a reliable source.

May he Rest in Peace and may his family find some scrap of comfort in the prayers of others.

southsiderosie

Francie Barrett wrote: »

What happened to him? Heart attack?

walshb wrote: »

Ther was no mention in the article about how he died. I assume it was a heart attack.

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Sierra Oscar

Very sad news, was shocked to hear it. He was someone who was admired across the political divide. Very tough on the family given the time of year. RIP.

Sunnyisland

RIP

K-9

southsiderosie wrote: »

MOD NOTE:

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Paddy De Plasterer

my friend wrote: »

very sad situation

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well done in comparison to another site. RIP ,prayers are with his family at this awful time.

Pobtc

R.I.P. Shane
U were an excellent representative for Meath People both in Politics and in Gaa.
A Major Loss to our County and People. Sympathies with ur Family

beardo81

On a personal level I did not know Shane, but he did do something huge to help my family years ago. This deed was part of his job as a local TD but we appreciated it at the time and always have.

From all accounts a really nice person and my thoughts are with his family. RIP

Mr Cumulonimbus

RIP.

According to this article in the Irish Times, Mr McEntee took his own life.

pontia

chap i worked with had 2 brothers who killed themselves,kids ect,every bit as important,all sad.could could count women who did same on 1 hand

southsiderosie

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Mech1

http://www.thesun.co.uk/irishsol/homepage/news/4710005/True-gentleman-Minister-McEntee-in-suicide-tragedy.html

Conmaicne Mara

That is terribly sad, and must be very hard on his family particularly at this time of year, RIP.

steflyn

Rip Shane.
will be greatly missed. done so much for me and my family over the years.
taughts and prayers with mcentee family at this sad time.

bryanm

god help his family,he was such a gentleman,very well liked and respected by everyone who knew him,such a sad loss..

paul71

The McEntees are an incredible family who have contributed vastly to the fabric of society in Meath and the nation as a whole. Shane was an inspirational man who in his brief policitical career worked tirelessly for for us all as evidenced by his work for victims of pyrite homes. A true Gael he will be sorely missed, may he rest in peace and I hope his family find solace in the earnest thanks of a grateful community.

nuac

Terrible news. Deepest sympathies to his family and personal and political friends,

Congrats to the mods here on the dignified management of this thread. A thread on politics.ie seems to be completely out of control

Death and Taxes

RIP to Mr McEntee, I will never agree withnthe party he served, but he did more than anyone to promote road safety among so many issues.
An honourable man , he will be missed in Irish politics.

WeNeed Another General Election

tis a terrible sad case, RIP

knowing so many who have crumbled under the pressure of todays ****ty system i have to ask how many more are we going to watch before saying enough is enough, you may be ok but is the person next to ya, will they be here next year if things don't change?

macadam

Only spoke to him a month ago having a pint in Mcdaids, a gentleman and a dedicated politician for everyone also a true GAA man.
Condolences to his family, May he rest in Peace.

chainsawman

I'm a sinn Fein supporter through and through....., RIP Shane McEntee, And condolence to his wife and the family and to his extended family and friends.

liammur

Politics in this country stinks. FF were on his back a while ago, now 'all sides of the house respected him' according to M Martin.

A lot of these radio shows like Dave Harvey on 4fm have to cop themselves on.

Dreadfully sad story and feel for him and his family.

R.I.P.

glenkeeran

Respect to the moderator,

I believe there is an epedemic within us and we are to afraid to face it head on.... its called suicide. How do we deal with it, its now nearly 600 people a year. " can you imagine 3 plane crashes in Ireland a year?". There is an underlying issue within our society and we need to deal with it quickly.... not a fan of Fine Geal but the man serve his country with honour and i respect him for that.. RIP mr mc entee and condolences to his loving family.....

chainsawman

glenkeeran wrote: »

Respect to the moderator,

I believe there is an epedemic within us and we are to afraid to face it head on.... its called suicide. How do we deal with it, its now nearly 600 people a year. " can you imagine 3 plane crashes in Ireland a year?". There is an underlying issue within our society and we need to deal with it quickly.... not a fan of Fine Geal but the man serve his country with honour and i respect him for that.. RIP mr mc entee and condolences to his loving family.....

Agreed with you. Recessions and hardships are not only ones that pushed unfortunte persons to commit suicide, It is Bully from internet, Media, etc that pushed persons like Donegal sisters and Shane to suicide. I hope people realise how serious it is to bully people by internet and Media. Moderators here done a great job here to control the forum into minimum behaviour to avoid the potential harrassment like what Donegal Sisters and Shane had recieved.

lukesmom

And I've reported a video on YouTube that apparently shows the late shane mcentee sleeping. A total invasion of privacy. I'm wondering should they review videos before they are uploaded but this would be a difficult job.

Park Royal

I was very sorry to hear of Shane McEntees death, sincere condolences to his family and friends etc. A terrible time for them all dealing with this sudden loss.

As a general opinion, I would suggest its important for adults not to stress out youths and others with the pressures they are experiencing due to the financial situation we are in as a country. A financial situation we should not find ourselves in if the previous leaders and others had been awake at the wheel.

I suspect there are enough stressful items in the lives of youths and others without hearing their parents and other adults continually talking doom and gloom .....this situation of financial gloom has been going on for years....

We as adults must be careful when children and youths are within hearing range.

Of course any adults with problems should share them if possible with other trusted adults.....or family members......or in severe cases with professionals.

The over arching financial doom and gloom in my opinion is a dark back drop causing severe additional stress and for far too many its been a cause of tipping them over....

The non actions of others when they were at the wheel is coming back to hurt our communities in more ways then we could have imagined....

I could be more blunt but in respect to Shane McEntee and others I will leave it at that. ....