GAA star involved in a drunken club brawl

[Over the Bar]

GAA star involved in a drunken club brawl

One of the country's leading GAA players has been involved in a drunken row at a busy Dublin club in which a man suffered a suspected broken nose, the Sunday Tribune can reveal.

The player, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is accused of punching a nightclub patron in the nose after being insulted with the comment, "show me your All-Ireland medals".

The incident happened shortly before midnight on Friday 24 October in a well known nightclub on Dublin's Harcourt Street.

The GAA star plays for a prominent club and is a regular with his county team. It is believed he spent the afternoon drinking in a number of pubs and then went to the club to meet his girlfriend.

When the man arrived, he was greeted by the alleged assault victim and words were exchanged. Sources close to the GAA player said that he had previously been insulted by the man about his county's lack of success on the pitch and there was bad blood between the pair.

The injured party is understood to have tripped and fallen into the player's girlfriend. The player then threw one punch, striking the man on the nose.

The GAA star then left the nightclub with his girlfriend. He has the reputation of being a quiet individual and has never been in trouble before. However, he had consumed a significant amount of alcohol.

The injured party returned to the nightclub the following day to make a complaint about the incident.

He indicated he would be filing a garda complaint over the assault. A number of senior garda sources contacted by the Sunday Tribune were aware of the incident.

Attempts to contact the player were unsuccessful and he did not answer repeated messages seeking a response.

[Bogball XV]

Jaysus, that's awful!!  A man hits another man in a pub, fcuk me, I heard of a similar incident a few years ago.  Some lad was in a pub, he went up an started annoying this other lad, eventually the other lad belted him, bloody disgrace if you ask me.

[ONeill]

When the man arrived, he was greeted by the alleged assault victim and words were exchanged. Sources close to the GAA player said that he had previously been insulted by the man about his county's lack of success on the pitch and there was bad blood between the pair.

Armagh man then.

[youngfella]

Jaysus, that's awful!!  A man hits another man in a pub, fcuk me, I heard of a similar incident a few years ago.  Some lad was in a pub, he went up an started annoying this other lad, eventually the other lad belted him, bloody disgrace if you ask me.

Derry lads leave that behaviour for county finals...

[thebandit]

Cant condone violence etc... But it sounds like your man might have been asking for it....

[mayoman dan]

The player is dead right he should have hit him a few more times.

[paddypastit]

The player then threw one punch, striking the man on the nose.

Surely for there to be a brawl there has to be a second punch?

[The Claw]

Do we know for sure what county he was from?

[Double Cross]

Do we know for sure what county he was from?

Dublin

[full back]

"The injured party is understood to have tripped and fallen into the player's girlfriend"

Off course he did

[nrico2006]

Your man deserved it if he was up slabbering in the players face.

Why don't they name him though?  I don't actually like the media naming individuals but they should be consistent.  It will be another case of front page news for a 'GAA Star involved in a drunken club brawl' but it will be stuck in a small column on page 29 in a few weeks time if nothing comes of it - disgraceful.

Owen Mulligan received alot of covergae earlier in the summer for an alleged incident yet barely a paragraph in the papers when nothing came of it.

[cornafean]

The player, who cannot be identified for legal reasons,

He must be under-16. 

[The GAA]

This happen quite a whle ago i think

[liihb]

From what I hear it happened Tuesday before last, and nothing will come of it

[cavanmaniac]

Big f**king deal like. A young fella has a few drinks, gets involved in a bit of niggle, throws a punch. And just because he plays GAA it makes the papers.

Bullshit.