TV presenter’s elder brother, a Catholic priest based in County Durham, died aged 55 after collapsing on Thursday evening

Declan Donnelly has said he is “heartbroken” following the death of his brother, Father Dermott Donnelly, at the age of 55.

Donnelly, who had worked as a Catholic priest for 30 years and was most recently based at St Joseph’s Church in Stanley, County Durham, died peacefully in hospital on Friday afternoon after reportedly collapsing on Thursday evening.

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