Horse racing trainer Oliver Brady has died at the age of 75

The popular Monaghan man had been battling cancer in recent years.

Oliver Brady at the 2007 Cheltenham Festival Tom Honan / INPHO Tom Honan / INPHO / INPHO

HORSE RACING TRAINER Oliver Brady sadly passed away last night following a long battle with cancer.

Horse Racing Ireland has today confirmed the death of the popular Monaghan man. He was first diagnosed with cancer back in 1995 and underwent several operations since then.

Brady was known for his great charity work in raising money for the Shabra Charity Foundation, which he established with his business partner Rita Shah.

Amongst his best horses were Maralan, who won two Grade Two chases within the space of a week in February 2008, and Ebadiyan, successful in the Grade Three Punchestown Juvenile Hurdle in January 2009.

Tributes have been paid this morning to the Monaghan man:

Very sad news about Oliver Brady a great character and a very charitable man RIP #upmonaghan #ballybayfortay
— Barry Geraghty (@BarryJGeraghty) September 16, 2014

BarryJGeraghty / Twitter

Irish @GoRacing has lost one of it's real legends with the passing of Oliver Brady. Monaghans finest #RIPOliver
— Con Murphy (@ConMurphySport) September 16, 2014

Con Murphy / Twitter

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