"In 2020 Quirke spoke publicly about being diagnosed with a heart condition, myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle.

Speaking to the sports website Pundit Arena at the time he said on a number of occasions he collapsed, and had to take a break from hurling for a year due to his health issues. “I collapsed and then I came back after three months and I collapsed again and was taken down in the ambulance again. That’s why I had to take a break,” he said during the interview."

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