Overview
- Matthew Breen died at Crumlin Children’s Hospital on November 17 after his condition deteriorated in the days following a double arm fracture at school.
- His funeral was held Friday at St. Joseph’s Church in Templerainey, Arklow, with burial in St. Gabriel’s Cemetery beside his grandfather Billy.
- A GoFundMe organized by his sister-in-law, Lauren Frampton, has raised more than €14,300 from over 500 donors to support the family.
- Relatives say he was discharged after becoming unwell at Crumlin on November 7, receiving tablets and steroids before vomiting and developing breathing difficulties.
- His breathing worsened the evening before a scheduled November 11 lung specialist appointment, he was resuscitated and placed in an induced coma, and tributes have since poured in from teachers and the community.