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Ballyhooly Junior B captain needs help paying for medical care after J1 accident

Published 22:21 5 Aug 2017 BST

Updated 12:54 7 Aug 2017 BST

Carl Kinsella
Ballyhooly Junior B captain needs help paying for medical care after J1 accident

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Philip Leahy, a young man who captained Ballyhooly to their first ever County Junior B Football title last year, is in need of help.

A GoFundMe has been set up for Philip after the 22-year-old suffered an accident in Maryland's Ocean City last week while on a J1. The campaign, started by the Ballyhooly community, reads "In the past week, while on J1 in Ocean City, Philip was involved in a very serious accident.  As a result of this Philip is in a very serious condition in Atlantic General Hospital, Ocean City." The site also says that "Philip's outgoing personality and love of life make him a hugely popular character amongst all that know him." This much has been made clear by well the campaign is doing. The target of the campaign is €60,000, and huge inroads have been made already, with €13,430 raised by just 163 people in under four hours. With even more help from JOE readers, Philip's costs can be covered. Click here to donate.

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