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28th Aug 2016

Philly McMahon pays the perfect tribute to five-year-old Dublin fan who tragically passed away

A nice touch...

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Nicely done.

Ben Farrell, a Dublin GAA super-fan, tragically passed away earlier this month after a battle with a rare form of cancer know as Wilm’s tumour, which affects the kidneys.

Dublin fans paid tribute to the five-year old, known as ‘Batman Ben’ because of his love for the character, during Sunday’s epic All-Ireland football semi-final win against Kerry at Croke Park with a round of applause after five minutes.

Dublin corner-back Philly McMahon paid his own tribute to the tragic youngster, and showed Ben was in the player’s thoughts ahead of the game with Kerry.

Philly tweeted a photo following the game, in which he’s wearing a Batman t-shirt in honour of Ben.

Nicely done.

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