Tributes to young man (21) who died after fall from student complex

Sean Ryan

Tributes are being paid to a young student who died in hospital after falling from an upper storey of an apartment complex in Cork city.

Darragh McCarthy (21), from Carrigagour, Midleton, Cork, fell from an upper storey of the Eden Hall student accommodation on Model Farm Road at around 4am last Thursday.

His friends called the emergency services and paramedics treated the young man at the scene.

He was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital, where his condition was described as critical. He died on Tuesday.

It is understood Mr McCarthy fell from the fourth floor. Several units of the Cork City Fire Brigade, HSE paramedics and gardaí attended the scene.

Locals described him as a talented hurler who helped his club Midleton win their first Cork County Under 21A County hurling title in 11 years last year defeating St Finbarr’s in the final. He was a student at the Munster Technological University in Cork city.