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Athlete who died shortly after finishing Cork marathon ‘led with open arms’, says father
Ellen Cassidy (24), of Carhoo, Old Mallow Road, Co Cork, became ill just after completing the race last Sunday. She died ...
‘Truly special’ – Dad’s funeral tribute for woman, 24, who died during race as he reads sweet ‘we are lucky’ diary entry
THE heartbroken dad of a young Irishwoman who died while taking part in a race told her funeral how a diary entry she wrote ...
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Young woman who died after Cork half marathon lived her life with ‘open arms’, father tells funeral
A young athlete who fell ill and died minutes after completing the Cork half marathon last Sunday was hailed as an ...
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Dad leads funeral tributes to 'truly special' runner who died after Cork marathon collapse
Cork woman Ellen Cassidy has been remembered as a talented athlete and "truly special" young woman at her funeral Mass ...
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'She led with open arms' Dad pays emotional tribute to late daughter who died after Cork City Half Marathon
Ellen Cassidy's dad paid an emotional tribute to her at her funeral mass, telling the mourners that his daughter was 'not an ...
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Woman who died at Cork Marathon made people feel special, funeral mass hears
Ellen Cassidy (24) of Carhoo, Old Mallow Road in Co Cork, became ill just after she completed the half marathon last Sunday ...
Heartbreak after two young Irish runners die at separate half marathons in Cork and Edinburgh as tributes pour in
TWO RUNNERS tragically passed away after collapsing during separate half marathons held in two different European cities.
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Cork runners in mass tribute at funeral of Ellen Cassidy who died after running city half marathon
Cork running clubs will come together this afternoon to show their solidarity and pay their respects to a woman who died taking part in the Cork City Marathon last weekend.24-year-old Ellen Cassidy, ...
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Tragedy as Cork woman, 24, dies after crossing finish line of Cork City Marathon
Tributes are pouring in for 24-year-old Ellen Cassidy, who died after crossing the finish line of the Cork City Marathon on ...
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Woman who died after Cork City Marathon made people feel special, father tells mourners
Ellen Cassidy’s father, Tom, read an entry from from his daughter’s diary dated March 11, 2021 – Ellen's 20th birthday ...
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Tributes paid to woman who died after Cork City Half Marathon
Tributes have been paid to 24-year-old Ellen Cassidy who died in hospital after becoming unwell at the finish line of the ...
Tributes to two Irish women who died after competing in separate marathon events
A second young women was revealed to have died after competing in a race event last weekend, on the same day as Ellen Cassidy ...