'A tragedy beyond words' - Tributes to schoolboy after death following illness

Heartbreak as schoolboy who 'brought joy' dies in 'tragedy beyond words'

Padraig Rafferty, a schoolboy Gaelic football star who went to St Joseph & St James' Primary School in Poyntzpass, Co Armagh, sadly died after a long cancer battle

'A tragedy beyond words' - Tributes to schoolboy after death following illness

"Our entire community is mourning the loss of one of our own."

Heartbreak at passing of young Co Armagh schoolboy following long and brave battle with illness

A Co Armagh community is in mourning following the heartbreaking passing of a young schoolboy and underage GAA player on Monday morning after a long and brave battle with illness. Padraig Rafferty, a much-loved pupil at St Joseph and St James’s Primary School in Poyntzpass, had captured the hearts of people far beyond his home area after he was diagnosed with a devastating brain tumour back in 2023. In the months since, the Poyntzpass and wider …