Alex Trelinski
IRELAND’S Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has led the tributes to an 11-year-old County Wicklow girl who died on Monday while on holiday with her family in Mallorca.
Clodagh Phelan suffered a fatal balcony fall at the Club Mac Hotel in Port d’Alcudia- the day her parents and two brothers were due to fly home to Ireland.
The Guardia Civil said Cloldagh’s death is being treated as an accident after her fall from a seventh floor balcony at around 7am on Monday.
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Taoiseach Simon Harris said there was so much ‘promise and personality snatched away in a terrible accident’.
Clodagh’s athletics club Parnell AC said: “Parnell A.C. are truly heartbroken to share the devastating news of the passing of Clodagh Phelan, one of our juvenile athletes and friend to many of our younger athletes”.
“Clodagh was a beautiful, spirited child and a great athlete who excelled in many sports, not just athletics.
“Her family Valerie, Liam, Will, and David and extended family are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers at this difficult time, “ the statement concluded.
Rathdrum Rugby Club said its members were ‘stunned by the tragic news of the passing of our dear club star’.
The club said that Clodagh was ‘a rare talent with an outstanding future ahead of her’.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and we will support them in every way,” it added.
