Shelbourne winger Conan Byrne has raised over €4,500 for one of his pupils at Rush National school.
Byrne shaved his head in a fundraising effort for one of his pupils with the sixth class student having his tumor successfully removed after six sessions of treatment.
According to the GoFundMe page, the child returned to school to make his confirmation with his classmates but still has to undergo a further six sessions of treatment.
The fundraiser has already cleared €4,500 of a €1000 goal with the funds raised covering medical costs, a trip for the student to potentially see Liverpool, while the remaining funds will be donated to the Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
A huge thank you to EVERYONE who donated. The boy even got to shave the first few strands himself which was fantastic.
I'm leaving the donation page open til Sunday so anybody else who wants to donate, please do.https://t.co/Xc6CeehmrQ pic.twitter.com/e9S2XyzDFt
— Conan Byrne (@conanbyrnecb7) May 31, 2019
The boy was also paid a visit by Millwall midfielder and Ireland international Shaun Williams who said that it was his pleasure to meet such a strong young man.
Huge thanks to @FAIreland international and @MillwallFC player @shaunywilliams6 for dropping by the school today to see the young boy from my class who is fighting cancer.
It gave him a massive boost.
Please donate as there are just 4 DAYS LEFT.https://t.co/Xc6CeehmrQ
— Conan Byrne (@conanbyrnecb7) May 27, 2019
The pleasure was mine to meet such a strong brave young man and all the other pupils as well thank you 🙌 https://t.co/JYZIvcTyfI
— Shaun Williams (@shaunywilliams6) May 27, 2019
Byrne joined Shelbourne this season after five years with St. Patrick’s Athletic in Inchicore.
