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Tiarnán was "much loved and popular," his schoolhouse says
Tributes person been paid to a 13-year-old lad who died aft a quad motorcycle clang adjacent Newry.
Tiarnán Trainor was injured successful the incidental connected Low Road conscionable extracurricular Killeavy connected Thursday.
He was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital successful Belfast but aboriginal died from his injuries.
St Paul's High School successful Bessbrook described Tiarnán arsenic a "much loved and fashionable twelvemonth 10 pupil" who had precocious been elected to service connected its pupil council.
St Paul's has opened its oratory for pupils to travel unneurotic and mourn the loss
In a statement, the schoolhouse said Tiarnán had "an infectious personality" and was good known passim the schoolhouse arsenic a "lorry fanatic".
It announced that the schoolhouse oratory would beryllium unfastened connected Saturday and Sunday for pupils and their families to travel unneurotic to retrieve Tiarnán.
"Following the instrumentality of pupils to schoolhouse adjacent week, the Education Authority's Critical Incident Team, arsenic good arsenic schoolhouse staff, volition beryllium disposable to assistance and enactment pupils astatine this precise bittersweet time," the schoolhouse added.
Jonesborough Primary School, which Tiarnán antecedently attended, said: "As a assemblage we basal successful compassion with Tiarnán's family, knowing that words cannot soothe the heartbreak of nonaccomplishment nor grief, particularly erstwhile a beingness ends truthful prematurely.
"Tiarnán was a lively and spirited boy, who volition beryllium fondly remembered by all."
Tiarnán Trainor died successful infirmary aft the incidental connected Low Road
Killeavy GAA nine said it was "heartbroken" by the decease of Tiarnán, who had been a subordinate for its under-14 boys team.
The 12th Armagh Slieve Gullion Scouts said its leaders and members "are profoundly saddened" to larn of the death.
"We person galore fond memories of him successful Cubs" the radical added.
Armagh Summer School, wherever Tiarnan regularly attended its Gaelic Games camps, described the quality arsenic "heartbreaking".
"Our thoughts and prayers spell to his household and friends, whitethorn helium remainder successful peace".
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA Justin McNulty described the incidental arsenic "horrendous".
"We are each conscionable shocked by this horrible news, particularly astatine this clip of year," helium said.
"We are conscionable truthful devastated for the young boy's parent and father."
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