Joe Barry, seated front right, who sadly passed away in England, pictured recently at the launch of Over The Hill’s Cycling Club’s ‘Race Around Ireland for MDI’ fundraiser.

The people of Conna and the wider East Cork area were deeply shocked and saddened at news of the sudden and untimely death of Joe Barry who died following an accident in England.

Joe, the son of Pa and Ann (nee Dineen) and brother of Richard and Patrick, had been participating at the Powerchair Games in Sevenoaks, Kent on Saturday last as a member of the Irish team when, as a result of an accident during training, he received an injury which caused complications leading to his death. Joe had scored two…

 

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