Michael Grimes went on the mammoth journey in memory of Matthew McGuigan with Micky Tracey, Matthew's uncle, and friend Eoghan McElduff
A Tyrone man has cycled 100 miles from Philadelphia to New York in memory of a young GAA player who died suddenly aged 24. Michael Grimes undertook the huge challenge in tribute to Matthew McGuigan, who died in Sydney, Australia, last December.
READ MORE: Matthew McGuigan: Funeral hears Tyrone man was ‘a winner, with all the medals and trophies’ "The loss of a loved one is totally devastating at the best of times but when it happens thousands of miles away from home, it is simply unfathomable. "Kildress has endured a few tragedies over the last while. Nine-year-old player Ronan Wilson died in a hit-and-run incident in Co Donegal in September and ex-player Noel Tracey passed away from a sudden illness in 2022.
Barry Quinn, an Irish triathlete who helped train Michael in the lead-up to the expedition, also went along. The four ended their ride outside Rory Dolan's in Yonkers, where a bench is erected in memory of Kevin Bell, another Irishman who died suddenly in New York in 2013. The Trust was created in his name and is behind 1,600 repatriations to date.
"My friends Ryan and Mary Kate O'Neill followed in a truck behind us the whole way and my wife was immense with logging and tracking everyone's donations and organizing sponsorship, banners, and t-shirts. Paddy Rooney helped massively with the fundraising. It was a great team effort."
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