Neo-Nazis leave their mark on Ireland fan

PATRICK says he was lucky.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2002 - 01:00

Cormac O’Keeffe

Not that you would think so looking at the stitches to his head and inch-long cuts across his back.

He has been on painkillers since he and his friends were set upon by a group of up to 20 neo-Nazi skinheads before the Ireland v Russia Euro 2004 qualifier in Moscow last Saturday.

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Courts Crime Place: Ireland Place: Moscow Place: south Dublin Place: Red Square Place: Shannon Airport Place: Tverskaya Street Person: Patrick Person: Michael Person: Pat Kenny Person: James O’Shea Person: O’Shea Event: Russia Euro 2004 Organisation: neo-Nazis Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Rossiya Hotel Organisation: Irish Embassy Organisation: McDonalds

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