The funeral arrangements for last night’s tragic crash victim, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Dooher, have been published.
Mr Dooher passed away in Letterkenny University Hospital following a collision with another vehicle at Dundee, St Johnston.
His remains will repose tomorrow (New Year’s Day) at the home of his parents, Jim and Mary, at The Fields, Boyagh, Ballindrait.
Paddy is also survived by his sisters and brother Catherine, James and Lauren, his girlfriend Shannon, aunts, uncles, cousins and all his extended family and friends.
The wake is open to family, neighbours and friends with Covid 19 guidelines in place.
The funeral will leave from The Fields, Boyagh on Sunday afternoon at 12.45pm going to St Patrick’s Church, Murlog for 1.30pm requiem mass with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
Mass can be viewed on www.clonleighparish.com
Those wishing to leave condolences for the family may do so by logging on to www.rip.ie.
Local county councillor Gerry Crawford, who lives close to the Dooher family, said the community was in complete shock at the tragic news.
“We awoke to this tragic news which has just shattered the entire community, especially coming during the holiday season when so many families are together.
“He was a lovely and decent young man and this will take a lot for the community to get over.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his parents Mary and Jim and with his brother and two sisters at this time,” he said.
Meanwhile, Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision between the Peugeot and Opel cars to come forward.
“Any road users who were travelling in the area at the time and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí,” a spokesperson for the Garda Press Office said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074 916 7100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
Mr Dooher is the seventh person to die on Donegal’s roads this year, and the second to die this month.
On December 10th last young motorcyclist, Finley Cole, 19, was killed when he collided with a car in the village of Killygordon after leaving work in a local engineering plant.
Donegal’s road safety officer Brian O’Donnell appealed to drivers to take care on the roads for the rest of the holiday season and into the New Year.
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