Kingdom joy turns to sorrow as footballer’s friend dies

COLM COOPER’S Croke Park joy turned to despair last night after learning that one of his closest friends had lost his life in a drowning accident in Killarney.

The Kingdom’s gifted All-Star only found out about the death of Kieran Cahillane, 19, after yesterday’s All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Mayo.

His Dr Crokes club-mates, with Kerry colleague Eoin Brosnan, board development officer Patrick O’Sullivan and masseur Harry O’Neill, helped comfort the shocked 22-year-old, who scored an early goal in the Kingdom’s 2-15 to 0-18 win over Mayo.