What Happened To Dillon Quirke? Irish Hurler Was A Budding Star To Watch

Quirke passed away on August 5, 2022, competing for his club in a Tipperary SHC match versus Kilruane MacDonaghs at Semple Stadium. However, the game was canceled after him being transferred to Tipperary University Hospital.

The Tipperary GAA rescheduled the weekend’s plays out of respect. Michael D. Higgins, the president of Ireland, and Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach, paid respects.

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On August 6, his local club hosted a vigil. Then, before the camogie championships on August 7, tributes were paid on television. His funeral was held on August 9 in Clonoulty.

Quirke was born on February 28, 1998, in Rossmore, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was an Irish hurler who competed for Clonoulty-Rossmore in the Tipperary Senior Championship and the Tipperary Senior Hurling Team at the inter-county level.

He was from an athletic family as Dan Quirke, Quirke’s father, competed in the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship and earned an All-Ireland medal at the under-21 level. Before beginning his playing career at Thurles CBS, he initially participated in several youth competitions while still a student at Rossmore National School.

Quirke played in every grade and was a part of the Thurles CBS senior team that defeated St. Francis’ College to win the Harty Cup in 2015 before falling short to St. Kieran’s College in the ensuing All-Ireland final.

Dillon was one of the talented and technical players on his team. He was a very private person, and hence he had never revealed his personal information on the internet, including his relationship status, earnings, etc. however, many believe his net worth was around $5 Million at the time of his death.

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He was never seen with any female, so he was probably single. However, he was very professional like his father and was always focused on uplifting his performance with hard work and dedication to the game. Quirke started in clubs with Clonoulty-Rossmore at the juvenile and underage divisions.

He won back-to-back divisional championships with the club’s minor squad in 2014 and 2015 before winning the Tipperary U21AHC championship after defeating Thurles Sarsfields in the finals game. Clonoulty-Rossmore won the 2018 Tipperary SHC final by defeating Nenagh Eire Og, where Quirke scored two points.

On August 5, 2022, Quirke passed away while playing for his club in a Tipperary SHC match at Semple Stadium against Kilruane MacDonaghs. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, he was pronounced dead after some while.

On April 17, 2022, he started his first championship game against Waterford in the Munster Hurling Championship’s opening round. Before his untimely passing, he played for Tipperary’s senior inter-county team in just one season and started all four championship games at wing-back.

RIP Dillon Quirke. A minutes silence was observed before Ballymore v Maynooth tonight as a mark of respect for the late Dillon Quirke. May he Rest in Peace @TipperaryGAA pic.twitter.com/oBhMW7MUlQ

— Ballymore EustaceGAA (@bme_gaa) August 8, 2022

The Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke’s funeral was held in his hometown of Clonoulty on August 9, and thousands of people attended. A guard of honor was provided as the caravan traveled from the GAA Clubhouse through the hamlet to St. John the Baptists Church for requiem mass by Dillon’s inter-county, club, and opponent Kilruane MacDonaghs squad from last Friday night’s game.

His teammates from Clonoulty-Rossmore carried the coffin into the church while it was decorated in the colors of his club team and county.