Clare's hat-trick hero Shane O'Donnell has said his second cousin Niall Donoghue – who sadly died on Wednesday night – was an 'inspiration'.
Speaking to the Irish Independent, the 19-year-old Clare hurler has said Niall was someone he looked up to when he was growing up:
'I always looked up to him as my inspiration, like 'I can do that if he can' kind of thing.
'Niall is someone that I would really always look up to, because he was my second cousin. He was someone I saw in my family as someone who was not that distant. And he reached the pinnacle he did, playing on a senior team.'
Shane also made a plea for anyone in mental distress to reach out: 'Everyone knows when they have something wrong and they know they can talk to people most times,'
Yesterday, Niall Donoghue's club Kilbeacanty also paid an emotional tribute their clubman.
Anyone suffering from any sort of mental health issues can contact here:
- Samaritans 1850 60 90 90
- Teen-Line Ireland 1800 833 634
- Console 1800 201 890
- Aware 1890 303 302
- Pieta House 01 601 0000
