Absolutely tragic.
Ahead of this Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football semi final with Dublin, Mayo has been plunged into mourning for one of the county’s brightest young football talents.
News broke, this afternoon, of the death in road accident of Darragh Doherty, who was an All-Ireland winner with the county’s minors in 2013.
The Kilmaine clubman scored 1-2 in that year’s All-Ireland final win over Tyrone, and was expected to be a major feature of Mayo sides over the coming years.
The 19-year-old was killed in a road accident outside Ballinrobe last night and his club confirmed the sad news on Facebook this afternoon.
A number of tributes have been paid to the teenager today:
My thoughts are with friends and family of former @MayoGAA minor star Darragh Doherty. Remember watching him hitting 1-2 in 2013 final. #RIP
— Brian Hurley (@BrianHurley15) August 24, 2015
Sad day for @MayoGAA with the loss of Darragh Doherty who died this morning as a result of car accident. Thinking of his family and Mayo GAA
— Martin Kiely (@MartinKiely1) August 24, 2015
Deepest sympathies to the family of @MayoGAA 2013 minor Darragh Doherty and his team mates from @TyroneGAALive minors. An awful tragedy.
— Mickey Donnelly (@MickeyD1973) August 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/JarlathCurley93/status/635790894877290496
@Garrymoregaa club would like to express our sincere sympathies to the family, friends and @kilmainegaa club mates of Darragh Doherty, RIP.
— Garrymore GAA (@Garrymoregaa) August 24, 2015
