Post by wcorkkerryman on Sept 25, 2007 16:04:32 GMT
A KERRY football supporter is lying in a Dublin hospital with a smashed cheekbone after being punched in the face by a former Cork inter-county GAA star.
Dublin gardaí are investigating the incident that occurred outside a city centre hotel after the final whistle blew on Kerry?s victory over Cork in Croke Park.
Martin Downey, from Castleisland, was facing surgery this week after the attack which left him with a badly broken cheekbone. The Kerryman understands that he was assaulted by the former Cork star late on Sunday night after an innocuous comment regarding the match.
Gardaí were alerted to the incident and an arrest was made, according to one source. Mr Downey was to undergo reconstructive surgery at a Dublin hospital on Wednesday.
