Gardaí identify hunter who accidentally shot Tipperary soccer player during match

Rearcross FC club house, Co Tipperary

A deer hunter who accidentally shot a soccer player during a match in Co Tipperary earlier this year is reported to have been identified by forensic analysis and a file is being prepared for the DPP.

Rearcross FC in North Tipperary were hosting nearby Ballymackey FC in a North Tipperary and District League Division 2 game on January 6 of this year when one of its players went down injured near the halfway line about ten minutes into the second half.