Despite desperate attempts to help him by trackside medical personnel and by paramedics who were on the scene within minutes, he died before he could be rushed to Cork University Hospital (CUH). “Stevie Mac was one of a kind and had a heart of gold like we have never seen before. Castlehaven GAA in west Cork have also offered their condolences to the family of the deceased at this “difficult time”. Mr McCarthy previously worked in the family business McCarthy Plant Hire in Skibbereen which was set up by his grandfather Charlie McCarthy in the 1960s. A postmortem examination was also carried out at Cork University Hospital.