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A GALWAY COMMUNITY is in shock following the death of a former All Star hurler who died in an accident on Friday evening clearing up storm damage near his home.
Advertisement “He epitomised everything and anything you would want in a person. He organised everything, he was a doer. Nobody could say ‘no’ to him, yet he always stayed in the background. He would look for progress reports, he would drive people on but he never looked for credit or for glory. Michael Coleman is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Sinead and son Dara. Only last week Sinead was the recipient of a camogie All Star award in Galway following her exploits for Abbeyknockmoy in 2024, while Dara has been a prominent member of the club hurling team in recent years.
Michael Coleman emerged on the scene as a hurler when he won an All-Ireland U-21 medal in 1983. In 1987 he was at midfield when Galway defeated Clare to win the league title but by September he was only a spectator on Hill 16 when they won the All-Ireland title against Kilkenny, having been dropped for the championship.
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