Hurler left bloodied after glass attack

A Munster senior title-winning hurler turned up at Ennis Garda Station last Christmas with his head bloodied and bruised after being struck by a beer glass and a stick.

At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, a Garda statement by Alan Markham — a Kilmaley man who played in the Clare team that beat Waterford in the 1998 Munster final — told how he and his friend, Sean Hogan, gave chase to three youths after Mr Markham was the victim of an unprovoked attack when he was struck on the side of the head with a pint glass.

The attack occurred at Abbey St carpark in Ennis after 3am on December 21 as Mr Markham was walking with Mr Hogan and his wife.