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

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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