Cardiac Related Sudden Deaths in Sport

Cormac McAnallen (24) Irish Gaelic football player who died from an undetected heart condition   Patrick Dinsmore (16) Gaelic footballer who died on the pitch due to an undetected heart condition.   Richard Butcher (29) English professional football player died at his home in Swinton. His death had been caused by the heart condition cardiac arrhythmia.


Northern Ireland Postcard

Today in Belfast, Cardiac Risk in the Young launched its Northern Ireland postcard campaign. The symbolic postcard highlights the deaths of 12 young people from Northern Ireland of undiagnosed fatal heart conditions most of which are genetic. This is the latest leg in CRY’s campaign promoting the value of screening across Northern Ireland and the UK.