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Tributes paid to ‘talented young footballer’ who died in Dublin stabbing
The 16-year-old passed away in the nearby Mater Hospital after suffering fatal injuries in East Wall in the north inner-city on Tuesday night.
A ‘talented young footballer’, the underage Bohemians/St Kevin’s Boys player featured for a number of clubs around the Dublin area.
The League of Ireland Premier Division side paid tribute to Dunne and described him as a ‘talented young footballer’ in a statement.
‘Everyone at Bohemians is devastated to learn of the death of Bohs-SKB player Josh Dunne in tragic circumstances’, the Phibsborough club said.
‘Josh was a talented young footballer who will be sadly missed by former team-mates and coaches. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends. ’https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1354420178042445830&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fextra.ie%2F2021%2F01%2F27%2Fsport%2Fsoccernews%2Fjosh-dunne-stabbing-dublin-tributes&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px
St Kevin’s Boys also released a statement, saying: ‘It is with great sadness that the club has learned of the sudden and untimely death of one of our players Josh Dunne last night.
‘On speaking to Josh’s managers Mark, Gerry, Peter and all the lads from his team they are all devastated to hear the sad news.’
Josh – his friends have created this video in his honour. The Respect rings out. Peace to his family.
Gary Gannon TD: thank u
Enormous sadness around East Wall t/d following the tragic death of young Josh Dunne last night. Some of Josh’s friends have created a YouTube video in his memory which I’ve been asked to share.
R.I.P Josh Dunne https://youtu.be/MVSxwWZneyU via @YouTube
