Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the 24-year-old jockey as a talented rider 'who inspired many'
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has led tributes to tragic jockey Michael O’Sullivan, who lost his fight for life yesterday following a fall.
The rest of the meeting was abandoned as the air ambulance arrived to take him to hospital. He was treated in the intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital, where he subsequently died. “I have had the privilege of knowing him through his amateur and professional career and his dedication, modesty and kind nature always made him a pleasure to be around.
“The weighing room is a broken place. They’ve lost such a beautiful person. Anyone who had the pleasure of Michael’s company or any dealing with him found him that way.O’Sullivan started off his riding career on the point-to-point circuit and was crowned champion under-21 rider in 2019. His first win under rules came at Cork in 2018, when he guided Wilcosdiana, trained by his uncle, Eugene, to a 47-length victory.
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