Top ref Marty in freak accident

TOP inter-county referee Marty Duffy suffered a major scare last weekend when a freak accident during a Sligo club game left him temporarily blind in one eye.

Wed, 12 May, 2004 - 01:00

The incident occurred during a senior league game between Coolera-Strandhill and Curry.

Duffy, who refereed the 2001 and 2002 Ladies All-Ireland finals, was hit by the ball in the eye following a clearance by Sligo’s Karol O’Neill.

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