'Mick never forgot his roots’

NEWS of Mick Doyle’s death was received with a deep sense of shock in his native Kerry yesterday.

Glowing tributes were paid to the gravelly voiced Castleisland man, 63, who was described as an heroic and larger-than-life figure by Castleisland rugby club chairman Maurice Walsh.

“Mick will always be remembered here with pride and as someone who brought great honour to Kerry.