Danny Delaney

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Danny Delaney
Personal information
Died 14 April 2020
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Stadbally (football)
Ratheniska (hurling)
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
c. 1960s
 Laois

Danny Delaney (died 14 April 2020) was a Gaelic footballer and administrator. He played for Laois and Stradbally during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

He was from Cork Road in Stradbally. [1] With Stradbally, Delaney won both the 1959 and 1963 Laois Intermediate Football Championships. [1] [2] He also played hurling for the Ratheniska team. [1] [2] In 1973, Delaney was elected vice-chairman of the county board under Sean Ramsbottom. [1] Delaney also served as chairman of the Stradbally club. [1] [2]

He died at the Maryborough Centre in Portlaoise of COVID-19 on the morning of 14 April 2020. [1] [2] [3] He had been there for around three weeks, having spent months in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. [4] Delaney was one of nine deaths at the Maryborough Centre over the Easter weekend, reducing the number of residents there by one third. [4] [5] [6] He was buried at Oughaval Cemetery. [6]

His widow later spoke on national television ( Prime Time ) of his final months. [5] [4] She told how Delaney had diabetes, kidney failure and "acute syndrome of the heart", and that he had taken a "massive turn" at Christmas which led to brain damage. [5] Then, in the final two weeks, COVID-19 emerged. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hartnett, Alan (15 April 2020). "Tributes paid to former Laois footballer following sad passing" . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Laois GAA mourn loss of Danny Delaney". Hogan Stand . 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Danny Delaney". RIP.ie . 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Danny Delaney, Theresa Sherlock, Ger O'Neill and Velma Jackson - some of Covid-19's victims". The Irish Times . 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Brave Laois woman praises staff at St Fintan's hospital following sad passing of husband". 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Roberts, Sam (17 April 2020). "Grieving widow speaks of husband's last moments with Covid-19 at Irish hospital" . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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