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Case No. 5457Assault · Co. Waterford · 15 Jul 2024

Gardaí investigate assault at minor hurling match in Waterford

On Monday evening, July 15, 2024, a large-scale melee broke out at an under-15s hurling match between Ballygunner and Na Risigh at the Mount Sion club in Waterford city, involving players, team management, and spectators. The altercation caused the match to be abandoned, and footage of the incident was widely shared on social media. Gardaí are investigating a reported assault at the sports ground, with no arrests made as of the latest reporting. Waterford GAA and Bord na nÓg are awaiting the referee's report before commenting on the incident.

  1. Reported17 Jul
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A large-scale melee broke out at an under-15s hurling match between Ballygunner and Na Risigh, involving players, team management, and spectators.
  • The brawl caused the match to be abandoned.
Where
The game was staged at the Mount Sion club in Waterford city.
When
The incident occurred on Monday evening, July 15, 2024.
Investigation
Gardaí are investigating a reported assault at the sports ground, with no arrests made.
Other details
  • Footage of the altercation was widely circulated on social media.
  • The referee has three days from the match date to submit his report, and Waterford GAA and Bord na nÓg are awaiting it before commenting.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA brawl took place between players and adults at a minor hurling match. (extra.ie)
  • whatA brawl caused an underage hurling match in Waterford to be abandoned on Monday night (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe match was an under-15s game between Ballygunner and Na Risigh (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatA large-scale melee involving players, team management and spectators broke out (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe incident involved underage players and adults (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe game was staged in the Mount Sion club (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the brawl. (extra.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating a reported assault at a sports ground in Waterford city on Monday evening, July 15 (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherFootage of the altercation was widely circulated on social media (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe referee has three days from the date of the match to submit his report (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Jul2024
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, its first report
    Gardaí investigating mass brawl at Waterford U-15s GAA match

    First report of the incident; Gardaí investigating a reported assault; no arrests; Waterford GAA awaiting referee's report before commenting.

  2. 17 Jul2024
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigate brawl between players and adults at minor hurling match

    The article text is unusable page template code. The only information comes from the title and summary headline, and the page was published 2024-07-17.