Former St. Patrick's Athletic players and managers, from left, Eoin Hand, manager from 1983 to 1984, FAI cup winner Dinny Lowry, who was the goalkeeper in the 1961 team with his winners medal, Brian Kerr, manager from 1986 to 1996, and Willie Roche who played from 1964 to 1981 ahead of the 2012 FAI Cup Final. Picture credit: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE

Former St. Patrick’s Athletic players and managers, from left, Eoin Hand, manager from 1983 to 1984, FAI cup winner Dinny Lowry, who was the goalkeeper in the 1961 team with his winners medal, Brian Kerr, manager from 1986 to 1996, and Willie Roche who played from 1964 to 1981 ahead of the 2012 FAI Cup Final. Picture credit: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE

Irish football is mourning the loss of former Republic of Ireland international Dinny Lowry.

The Crumlin native made the breakthrough as a goalkeeper with St Patrick’s Athletic where he won a league title in 1955 and and added an FAI Cup medal in 1956 and another in 1961.