This article is from page 2 of the 2011-10-25 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 2 JPG
THE community of Kilmihil is rallying around the family of Declan O’Shea, who is in a serious condition in hospital in Portugal after an accident while on holidays.
The 35-year-old fell from a third storey balcony at an apartment and was taken to hospital in Faro. He was later airlifted to a hospital in Lisbon, where his family has rushed to his bedside. A huge crowd attended Mass for him in Kilmihil at the weekend, which wasofficiated by local parish priest Fr Peter O’Loughlin.
Mr O’Shea, who is married, was understood to be attending a rally with two friends in Portugal when the freak accident occurred, last Friday week.
He is a prominent full-back on the Kilmihil senior football team and won a Senior ‘B’ county championship medal with his club two years ago. He has represented Clare in football at minor and under-21 levels.
He is a son of Oliver and Doris O’Shea, from Lack West, Kilmihil. He has worked as a mechanic in Kilrush, having spent some time living in Australia a number of years ago.