Derry GAA have confirmed that footballer Aaron Devlin has passed away.

The 22-year-old player had been placed on life-support earlier this week after taking ill during a match with his club, Ballinderry Shamrocks.

He had been battling an aggressive strain of meningitis in hospital.

Derry confirmed the sad news this evening in a statement: 

Aaron Devlin RIP #GAA http://t.co/U6Gq9ej51Q pic.twitter.com/ZfNftKUjv2

— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) July 30, 2015