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County sends health messages to winning Ireland captain
There has been a great outpouring of goodwill for 1999 All Ireland winner Meath captain Graham Geraghty following the news that he became seriously ill on Tuesday night and is in Dublin hospital.
The former Seneschalstown and Clann na nGael player fell ill at work Tuesday night and was taken to Our Lady Hospital, Navan before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where he is expected to undergo surgery this morning. .
Many of Geraghty’s former teammates have expressed surprise at the news with Bernard Flynn wishing the 47-year-old the best.
“The football community wishes Graham the best, he’s in Beaumont right now,” Flynn said.
“The amount of good wishes that I and other friends of Graham have received on his behalf is overwhelming. Now is the time for his family.
“We shared a room for the Ireland-England game for two nights in February, and the fun and the fun we had, and we’ve had a few encounters since then.
“All of our prayers go out to Graham, Amanda and their children.”
Ballinabrackey player and former Meath cornerback Chris O’Connor also tweeted.
“Hearing news about Graham Geraghty is incredibly sad. This man needs prayers, thoughts, good wishes whatever. He is a hero to anyone in Meath and will fight like a hero. Hoping that he will recover and show us all how strong he is. “.
The father of four, Geraghty won two SFC All-Ireland titles with Meath along with two Allstar Awards and three SFC Leinster crowns.
He also played for Ireland in the International Rules series between 1999 and 2006.
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