Watch former hurler Dessie Fitzgerald recount the day an injury changed his life

The GAA.ie have published an interview with former Charleville hurler, Dessie Fitzgerald, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2011 while playing for his club.

Watch former hurler Dessie Fitzgerald recount the day an injury changed his life
Sat, 06 Jun, 2015 - 15:44

The GAA.ie have published an interview with former Charleville hurler, Dessie Fitzgerald, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2011 while playing for his club.

Dessie's life was changed after the horrific injury which happened on October 8, 2011, in a county semi-final against Kilbrin and he recalls the day it happened.

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