Conall Kerrigan was a big Liverpool football fan and this picture was taken on a trip to the city
THE young GAA player found dead by his cousin near Derry’s city walls may have tragically fallen, police suspect.
The PSNI are investigating the death of Conall Kerrigan as “unexplained” until the results of a post mortem examination.
But one theory is that devoted Liverpool Football Club Conall have had a tragic fall and sustained a head injury.
The body of 25-year-old was discovered in Bank Place at around 10.20 pm last night, Sunday, August 23.
Players from Claudy John Mitchel’s GAA club returned to Derry city yesterday to search for him after he failed to make it home.
It is believed Mr Kerrigan had been in the Metro Bar on Saturday night.
Two groups of players left the bar and each group thought Conall was with the other group.
But when his family raised the alarm on Sunday afternoon, his pals on the team decided to go back to where they had been the night before to search for him.
In a statement, his club said: “It was with a very heavy heart that we leaned of Conall’s passing over the weekend.
“Conall was a huge character, full of craic and a good friend to his peers. His passing hurts us all.
“There are just no words that will make sense of this and everybody is struggling to come to terms with it.
“Our prayers and love go out to Conall, his immediate and wider families, and to all of his friends.
“Ar dheas Dé go raibh a anam. Codladh sámh a Chonall.”
As a mark of respect, the club has cancelled all training and matches this week.
The PSNI has appealed for anyone who may have seen him after he left.
Officers also want to know if anyone noticed a fight on the city walls near the Millennium Forum in the early hours of Sunday to contact them on the 101 non-emergency number.
