Dooley facing op after suffering serious ear injury

OFFALY’S Shane Dooley must undergo surgery to repair the serious ear injury he sustained in yesterday’s NHL clash against Dublin in O’Connor Park.

The 2010 All Star nominee was forced off in the 64th minute following an incident which resulted in a yellow card for Dublin defender Peter Kelly.

Dooley, son of Offaly boss Joe Dooley, was immediately transferred to the neighbouring Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, for treatment.

The Offaly manager said: “Shane is gone to the hospital. He has a bad injury. He has a badly cut ear, his ear is hanging on. So I don’t know how bad it is.”

He added: “Where were the officials looking at the time that happened?

“But anyway these things happen I suppose and we’ll have to get on with it. These things happen but there is no ball lying on a fella’s ear, I don’t think, when it is dropping down.”