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11th May 2022

Limerick hurler arrested following alleged altercation with Tipperary player in Limerick pub

Hugh Carr

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Investigations are ongoing.

A Limerick hurler has been arrested following an alleged altercation with a Tipperary player in a pub in the early hours of Monday morning.

The incident occurred at 12.30am on Monday (9 May) following a Munster Hurling Championship game between the two sides.

Limerick took home the victory on Sunday (8 May) following a series of late scores.

Following the game at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, members of both sides are believed to have convened to a pub on Denmark Street in Limerick, where the altercation broke out and where the Limerick player is alleged to have headbutted the Tipperary man.

The Limerick Senior Hurling Management posted a statement in relation to the incident on late on Tuesday night (10 May).

“On Sunday last a member of the Limerick Senior Hurling squad was involved in a breach of our team protocols,” the statement read.

“The matter has been dealt with by management internally and no further comment will be made on the matter at this time.”

In a statement to JOE, Gardaí said that they were “investigating a public order incident which occurred at a licensed premises on Denmark Street, Co. Limerick in the early hours of Monday 9 May 2022”.

“A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene and taken to Henry Street Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

“He has since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

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