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A YOUNG Lissycasey man who died yesterday has been remembered as a kind person who loved gaelic football.
Brian Casey died in hospital in Limerick following injuries he sus- tained in an incident in Ennis on St Stephen’s night.
The 26-year-old was educated at primary school in Lissycasey and is a former student of St Flannan’s Col- lege, Ennis. Mr Casey, who taught
mechanical drawing, was involved in a relationship with a local girl for several years.
He is survived by his parents Mar- tin and Eileen Casey, brother Niall and two sisters Aileen and Martina, who flew home from Chicago on Sunday night to be by her brother’s bedside in hospital.
Mr Casey’s father is also a well- known figure locally, having worked in the building trade for many years.
Martin Casey was the foreman of the first group of volunteers who
travelled to Missionvale in South Africa with the Building of Hope project two years ago to build a feed- ing centre for Lisseycasey nun, Sr Ethel Normoyle.
Building of Hope organiser, Ol- ive Halpin said she was “absolutely shocked”.
“This is a terrible tragedy for the Caseys and for the whole communi- ty. Martin is a gentleman and he was so generous and kind on the project. My heartfelt sympathy goes to him and to his family,” she said.
Mr Casey was an active member of Lissycasey GAA club. He was a member of the panel when Lissy- casey won the senior football club championship in 2007 and devoted a lot of his time to helping out with the club’s underage football teams.
A relative last night paid tribute to him, describing him as one of the “nicest guys you could ever hope to meet.”
‘He was a great person, always jok- ing and kidding around. He was re- ally one of the nicest guys.”
He was also a keen and committed sportsman.
“He was huge into football. He played with Lissycasey he would have been on the panel when they won the championship. He was mad into football. He also helped out with the training of younger teams at the club. He was big into it,” said the relative.
Locals offered prayers for Brian at a special Mass in Lissycasey on Sun- day night. He will be laid to rest on Thursday.