Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Paddy Doherty | |
Irish: | Páidí Ó Dochartaigh |
Fullname: | Patrick Doherty |
Nickname: | Mo |
Occupation: | Bricklayer |
County: | Down |
Province: | Ulster |
Club: | Ballykinlar |
Clubs: | Ballykinlar and Loughinisland |
Clyears: | 1950s-1960s |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Clprovince: | Ulster |
Counties: | Down |
Icposition: | Left wing-forward |
Icyears: | 1954-1971 |
Icprovince: | 7 |
Icallireland: | 3 |
Nfl: | 3 |
Birth Place: | Ballykinlar, County Down |
Paddy Doherty (born 1934) is a former Irish sportsperson. Born in Ballykinlar, County Down, he played Gaelic football with his local club Ballykinlar and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s. Doherty captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1961.[1]
Sexual Assault Allegations and Trial of the Facts:
On May 10th 2024, Doherty was found to have committed the act of sexual assault on 8 counts at Downpatrick Crown Court after a Trial of the Facts. The assaults on four young women took place between 1981 and 1986. [2]