Tributes paid by the North Cork community to a ‘lovely boy’

Tributes were paid to a 26-year-old man from Doneraile in North Cork who passed away under unexplained circumstances in Killarney on Saturday night.

Darragh Sheehan, who graduated from IT Tralee where he studied Mechanical Engineering, was found unconscious outside the Gleneagle Hotel on Muckross Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Emergency services were called, but Mr. Sheehan was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

Since then, an autopsy has been performed at Kerry University Hospital. Results will not be released for operational reasons. A forensic examination was also carried out at the scene.

Gardai says the “criminal investigation” is ongoing until death.

In a statement, Doneraile GAA said it was with “extreme sadness” that they reported the death of Darragh Sheehan of Horseclose in the city to club members.

“Darragh played at all levels in the youth and adult club with success at the youth level. He was a great team player and he always played the game with great pride and gave 100%.

He was a player who always wore the club’s jersey with pride.

Everyone at Doneraile GAA will miss him very much. “

Doneraile’s Father Aidan Crowley said Mr. Sheehan’s family was “heartbroken” over his sudden loss.

“We have said prayers for them this morning and there will be prayers tonight. The funeral will be on Wednesday.

They are heartbroken. “

Doneraile Athletics Club also paid tribute to Darragh with a spokesperson saying that he was a “lovely boy who had a smile and a kind word for everyone.”

Darragh is survived by his parents Tom and Hannah, his brothers Kevin and Fiona, and his fiancee Karen.

You will rest at home from 16:00 to 20:00 tomorrow (Tuesday). Her burial will take place on Wednesday in the town.

The funeral mass will be private for family and close friends, and the family has asked that the HSE guidelines be “strictly adhered to.”

Mr. Sheehan was a student at Nagle Rice High School in Doneraile. He was employed by the EPS Group in Mallow.

One line of investigation that Gardaí is following is that Mr. Sheehan died after getting involved in an altercation at the hotel.

Gardaí in Killarney continues to call for anyone with information related to this matter to come forward.

Gardaí is also attractive to road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash cam) traveling in the Muckross Road area between 11pm and 11:45 pm for these images to be available for Gardaí.

Anyone with information should contact the Killarney Garda station on 064 6671160, the confidential Garda line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.