His father Pat was only 66 years old when he died in 2013
RTE sports presenter Darragh Maloney has opened up about coping with the grief after the death of his father.
READ MORE: Inside the life of RTE's Darragh Maloney - sporting highlight, family grief and parenthood "My mother saw me on the telly and thought that I looked grey in the face. She told me to get home and get talking to somebody."He told the RTE Guide: "I was lucky that I found a counsellor who I clicked with, and he knew what I needed to talk about. But you also must be open to talking about yourself; you're either going to share the information or you're not.
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