Overview
- Matthew Breen, 8, died on November 17 while under the care of Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin, according to family accounts reported by local media.
- He first broke his arm at school on November 6 and was discharged, then became unwell during a planned hospital visit where he was given tablets and two doses of steroids.
- By November 10 his condition worsened at home, he stopped breathing, and after emergency treatment he was placed in an induced coma and on life support at Crumlin.
- A fundraiser organized by a relative has drawn more than €14,300 from over 500 donors, with messages describing him as loving and “heartwarming.”
- His funeral was held Friday at St. Joseph’s Church in Templerainey, with classmates wearing ‘Matthew our Hero’ t-shirts, and he was laid to rest in St. Gabriel’s Cemetery alongside his grandad Billy.