Ex-football star injured in Boston assault

PRAYERS are being said for the full recovery of a former talented inter-county footballer who is being cared for in an American hospital following an attack.

Ex-football star injured in Boston assault
Tue, 24 Aug, 2010 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

Details of the assault are sketchy, but it is believed west Cork man Damien O’Neill was injured in the attack in Boston, which took place after he attended a family wedding.

Mr O’Neill, from Bantry, rose to footballing prominence after coming on as a corner forward sub in the Cork minors’ All-Ireland success in 1991.

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