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| Newry man Eamonn Morgan killed in Qatar accident | Newry man Eamonn Morgan killed in Qatar accident |
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| The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family of a Newry man who has died in Qatar. | The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family of a Newry man who has died in Qatar. |
| He was Eamonn Morgan, who was in his early 20s. | |
| Both Qatar GAA club and Bosco club in Newry have paid tribute to Eamonn and his partner Charlotte Sant, from Manchester, who also died. | Both Qatar GAA club and Bosco club in Newry have paid tribute to Eamonn and his partner Charlotte Sant, from Manchester, who also died. |
| It is believed they were on a sand buggy that crashed. | It is believed they were on a sand buggy that crashed. |
| In a statement on the Qatar GAA Facebook page, the club's chairman Peter Crowe said: "It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of two of our members, two of our friends, two of our family. | In a statement on the Qatar GAA Facebook page, the club's chairman Peter Crowe said: "It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of two of our members, two of our friends, two of our family. |
| "I had the privilege of playing with Eamonn for the past year, an absolute gent, never to be seen without a smile on his face and the definition of a 'character' as we'd say back home. | "I had the privilege of playing with Eamonn for the past year, an absolute gent, never to be seen without a smile on his face and the definition of a 'character' as we'd say back home. |
| "I also had the pleasure of training Charlotte for the past year, a sweet girl, who took to a new sport with more enthusiasm than you could ever ask for. | "I also had the pleasure of training Charlotte for the past year, a sweet girl, who took to a new sport with more enthusiasm than you could ever ask for. |
| "Eamonn and Charlotte were very much central to the community that is Qatar GAA, and it will be hard to imagine it without them." | "Eamonn and Charlotte were very much central to the community that is Qatar GAA, and it will be hard to imagine it without them." |
| Sinn Féin MP Micky Brady said "a dark shadow hangs over the city" of Newry. | Sinn Féin MP Micky Brady said "a dark shadow hangs over the city" of Newry. |
| "Our prayers are at this time with both sets of families and friends of the deceased as they try to come to terms with this terrible news," he said. | "Our prayers are at this time with both sets of families and friends of the deceased as they try to come to terms with this terrible news," he said. |