Seamus McIntyre (1971–22 April 2001) was a

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from

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Background

McIntyre was born in 1971 to PJ and Mamie McIntyre. His father was a Garda as well as a former Kerry hurler and footballer and a

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administrator, while his mother had been very closely involved in the

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movement. He had a brother, Padraig, and a sister, Geraldine. McIntyre had been an outstanding campaigner with the Kerry hurlers in the 1990s, playing against top teams such as

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, Tipperery,

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and Waterfprd. He also played with the Kerry junior football team during this time winning a

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medal with them in 1995. He played with the

club before his work with the

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took him to

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where he joined the

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club and later to

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where he joined

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. To date he has been the only person to captain a Garda College team to a

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Final in 1997 when they lost out to

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Death and legacy

On 22 April 2001, McIntyre and fellow Kerryman and Garda George Rice were in

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responding to an emergency call when their patrol car when they lost control and collided with a hackney travelling in the opposite direction. Both died as a result. Rice (age 45) was a husband and father of three and McIntyre had been engaged at the time of the accident. The accident was due to a faulty

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and in 2007 the court approved a settlement order for the families in the sum of €75,000. An annual hurling tournament in his name is played each year between Garda teams from around the country.

References

* http://hoganstand.com/kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=13395 * http://hoganstand.com/kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=13313 * http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1987:the-seamus-mcintyre-garda-hurling-tournament-&catid=1&Itemid=74 * http://munster.gaa.ie/history/jf_teams/ {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Seamus 1971 births 2001 deaths Ballincollig Gaelic footballers Ballincollig hurlers Dual players Garda Síochána officers Gort Gaelic footballers Gort hurlers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county hurlers Kenmare Gaelic footballers Kenmare hurlers Road incident deaths in the Republic of Ireland Police officers from County Kerry