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Killarney Ireland

Former Dublin footballer Darragh Nelson dies aged 36

Tributes have been paid to former Dublin footballer and All-Ireland winner Darragh Nelson, who has died at the age of 36 following a cancer battle.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom9 October 2026 at 09:500 views

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Former Dublin footballer Darragh Nelson has died at the age of 36 on Wednesday. Independent.ie, the Irish Examiner, the Irish Mirror, the Irish Independent, and The 42 all reported his death following a battle with cancer. [1][2][3][4][5]

According to the Irish Examiner, Nelson served as captain for Ballyboden St Enda's when the club won the All-Ireland senior club football championship in 2016. Independent.ie also noted his role as captain in winning the 2016 Andy Merrigan Cup. [1][2]

The Irish Examiner reported that Nelson was diagnosed four years ago with a rare sarcoma cancer, specifically extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. In November 2024, a scan showed tumour growth in his lung, hip, and pancreas. He underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery during his treatment. [2]

Ballyboden is a locality within the Rathfarnham suburb located in County Dublin at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. Tributes were paid across various news outlets following the announcement of his death. [1][2][3][4][5][7]

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In short

Darragh Nelson died on Wednesday at the age of 36.
Nelson was captain of the 2016 All-Ireland winning Ballyboden St Enda's football team.
He was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer four years ago.
Multiple outlets reported widespread tributes following his passing.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Tributes paid following death of former Dublin and Ballyboden All-Ireland winner Darragh Nelson, aged 36independent.ie, 9h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Former Dublin footballer Darragh Nelson dies following cancer battleirishexaminer.com, 21h ago
[3]Tributes paid to “warrior” All-Ireland winner after death at 36 following cancer battleIrish Mirror, 10h ago
[4]Tributes paid following death of former Dublin and Ballyboden All-Ireland winner Darragh Nelson, aged 36Irish Independent, 9h ago
[5]'He'll be fondly remembered' - Tributes paid after the death of Dublin All-Ireland winner Darragh NelsonThe 42, 9h ago

Background

[6]Dublin on Wikipedia
[7]Ballyboden on Wikipedia
[8]Jimmy Nelson (baseball) on Wikipedia
[9]Dublin City Council demands legal clarity on rickshaws following woman death FTMQ News, 3d ago
[10]Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy retires after 16 years in senior hurling FTMQ News, 10h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Veteran Australian television news presenter Richard Morecroft dies aged 70Top Stories, 2d ago
Jerry Golod producer of Tales From the Darkside dies at 87Entertainment, 5d ago
Irish dancer Niamh O'Brien dies aged 52Ireland, 3d ago
Indian actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar dies aged 75Top Stories, 1d ago
Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy retires after 16 years in senior hurlingKillarney Ireland, 10h ago

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