GAA honour for teenage cancer victim; TRIBUTE.A TEENAGE GAA star who died last month has been given a posthumous post·hu·mous adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. award. Brian Og McKeever, 17, died at the start of November after losing his battle against leukaemia. But this week Gaelic fans throughout his home county voted for him to be awarded a top prize for the best contribution to Derry GAA
Steelstown secretary Michael Heffernan Michael Heffernan (3 April, 1885 – 21 November, 1970) was an Irish Farmers' Party politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1927 as a TD for Tipperary. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1927 to 1932. said Brian's family will take some comfort from the award, which was given by a leading GAA website. He added: "It's a nice touch. All these little touches mean an awful lot to his parents as they try to come to terms with their loss. "It really does show what his peers thought of him. "This award and renaming the club is a gesture fitting the young fellow. "We are proud of him and the standing he has throughout the country." CAPTION(S): PRIZE Brian Og McKeever |
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