Brian Cody, Jackie Tyrrell & Davy Fitzgerald React to the sad loss of Paul Shefflin

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Awful news broke this week of the sad loss of Paul Shefflin at only 41 years of age. The Ballyhale club man was the father of four and the brother of the Kilkenny great Henry. It’s a loss that has shocked everyone this week around the country. Jackie Tyrrell & Davy Fitzgerald recked to the news before Cork v Galway on Saturday evening.

Quoted by Balls.ie

Jackie Tyrrell : “When the news trickled through yesterday, you’re asking the question: why? All the things you alluded to – a great club man, a great family man, and possibly because of Henry’s success he was possibly overshadowed.

You look at his list of honours, with three club All-Irelands. A great club man, coaching and treasurer of the club. I played against Paul a few times, he was a real tough cookie, but a gentleman off the hurling field.

It’s a sad, sad day for a community like Ballyhale that have had a lot of tragedy down throughout the years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Shefflin family and all the communities associated with Ballyhale GAA tonight.”

Davy Fitzgerald:

“Well, that’s what the GAA brings. It will bring support that’s badly needed.

Listen, hurling’s a great game, but it’s not everything. From all of us, our sympathies are with the Shefflin family. It’s tragic. We’ll play a game of hurling here later on and that will be grand but, at the same time, our thoughts are with them.

That’s the most important thing – to all the family, our hearts go out to them.”

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