:Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer)

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| code= Football

| sport = Gaelic football

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| name = Paddy Doherty

| irish = Páidí Ó Dochartaigh

| fullname = Patrick Doherty

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| inches =

| nickname = Mo

| occupation = Bricklayer

| county = Down

| province = Ulster

| club = Ballykinlar

| cposition =

| clubs = Ballykinlar and Loughinisland

| clyears = 1950s-1960s

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| clcounty = 0

| clprovince= Ulster

| clallireland =

| counties = Down

| icposition = Left wing-forward

| icyears = 1954-1971

| icapps(points) =

| icprovince = 7

| icallireland = 3

| nfl = 3

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| birth_place=Ballykinlar, County Down

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Paddy Doherty (born 1934) is a former Irish sportsperson. Born in Ballykinlar, County Down, he played Gaelic football with his local club Ballykinlar and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s. Doherty captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1961.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Down/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=8758|title=Profile of Paddy Doherty|publisher=www.hoganstand.com|date=2001-04-10|accessdate=2009-09-16}}

Sexual Assault Allegations and Trial of the Facts:

On May 10th 2024, Doherty was found to have committed the act of sexual assault on 8 counts at Downpatrick Crown Court after a Trial of the Facts. The assaults on four young women took place between 1981 and 1986. {{Cite news |date=2024-05-17 |title=Down GAA legend Paddy ‘Mo’ Doherty found to have committed sex attacks on four women |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/down-gaa-legend-paddy-mo-doherty-found-to-have-committed-sex-attacks-on-four-women/a448692629.html |access-date=2024-05-18 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}