Tributes paid to Limerick man, 23, who died in a tragic holiday accident  in Greece

"He was a lovely gentleman, very friendly, very intelligent, and he had a huge career in front of him."

Darren Whelan, 23, from Limerick, died in a tragic accident while on holidays in Greece.

Tributes have been paid to a talented young Co Limerick hurler who lost his life in a tragic accident on the Greek island of Ios over the weekend.

The deceased man, named locally as Darren Whelan from the parish of Kildimo-Pallaskenry, sustained fatal injuries after falling from a height, sometime between last Saturday night and Sunday morning.