Overview
- He was locally identified as 35-year-old Sean Keaney (also reported as Kearney) from Ballinagh, Co Cavan, who had been living in London.
- Emergency services recovered his body at about 11am on New Year’s Eve at Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, near the Great Barrier Reef.
- Tara GFC and London GAA paid tribute to a popular clubmate, noting his four seasons with Tara and recent championship and All-Britain titles.
- A GoFundMe organized with the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust has raised more than £75,000 within a day to bring his remains home.
- Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family, and funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.