Kerry fan drowned on night out before final

A Kerry fan who travelled to Dublin for the All-Ireland football final drowned after a night out with friends, an inquest heard.

Micheál O’Donoghue, 25, from Ross Road, Killarney, Co Kerry, was found dead on the morning of September 20, the day before Kerry won the 2014 title.

Spanish national Laura Lopez was cycling along the Royal Canal towards Cabra just before 8am when something in the water caught her eye. “I wasn’t sure what it was but when I looked closely, I could see a hand, and I knew it was a person.”