Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy Doherty, formally Patrick Doherty (1934 to 2026), was an Irish Gaelic footballer born in Ballykinlar, County Down. He played with his local club Ballykinlar and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s, and he captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1961. His honours include three All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (1960, 1961 and 1968), seven Ulster Senior Football Championships between 1959 and 1968, and three National Football League Division 1 titles. In May 2024 Downpatrick Crown Court, after a trial of the facts, found that he had committed the act of sexual assault on eight counts against four young women between 1981 and 1986. He died on 9 September 2026, aged 92.