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He came from a big family with several other brothers and sisters. Among the many flowers left at the scene was one with a card from his family. âSuch a beautiful soul, a bright career ahead and taken so suddenly, we miss you,â it said.
Another was left by Adam, one of his best friends: âJosh bro, I loved ye so much and canât put into words how heartbroken I am . . . Donât forget to look over me and Kyle,â it said.
A postmortem will be carried out on the teenagerâs body on Wednesday afternoon at the City Morgue by Dr Heidi Okkers, Locum Assistant State Pathologist.
Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Jan 28, 2021 12:25 PM
Gardaà investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy in Dublin are following a definite line of inquiry and believe he was not initially involved in the disturbance in which he was fatally stabbed.
Josh Dunne from Ballymun, who was remembered yesterday as a talented footballer and popular student, died from injuries sustained in an incident in East Wall on Tuesday.
The teenager played for the Bohemians-St Kevinâs Boys Club Academy and his ambition was to be a professional footballer.
The promising centre-forward had recently gone for trials with Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership and had caught the eye of several other clubs.
The head teacher of an inner-city Dublin school has said he is delighted after generous well-wishers donated 60 laptop computers so disadvantaged students can attend classes remotely during lockdown.
Mr Brereton, president of the Irish Antique Dealers Association and boss of Core Bullion Traders, issued the call late last week on the Instagram account of the Vintage Hub, a page dedicated to vintage furniture dealers, and the response he got was overwhelming. I put up the alert at 9pm and it just went off. I m in the thick of it. I ve been at it since 4.30am, he said of ordering the Chrome Book laptops.
The donations came in thick and fast and by Sunday night, the target was reached.
College head teacher Thomas Usher said he is delighted with the response and hopes the initiative can be replicated in other schools where students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and cannot afford laptops.