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08th Apr 2016

14-Year-Old Girl Passes Away After Collapsing During A Football Match

Tragic news.

Cathy Donohue

A 14-year-old girl has died after collapsing during a football match.

According to RTE, Ciara Ryan was playing a football match with Kilanerin GAA Club in Gorey when she fell unwell yesterday evening.

The teenager complained of a headache and fainted with numerous reports suggesting that the cause of death was a brain haemorrhage.

One of the spectators at the game was a paramedic and immediately carried out first aid on the teenager.

Ciara was then rushed to Wexford General Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Main image via RTÉ