Bohs footballer Byrne accused of assaulting Cork City supporter

BOHEMIANS Football Club player, Dessie Byrne, has been accused of assaulting a Cork City supporter during a match between the two clubs in Turner’s Cross last year.

Mr Bryne’s solicitor, James Lee, was looking for RTÉ television footage of the game yesterday to see if the alleged incident at the centre of the case was caught on camera. Mr Lee said that he had seen some footage of the match but that it seemed to transfer from one camera to another at the precise moment of the alleged incident.

Mr Desmond Byrne, 25, of Cherry Orchard Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin, is charged with assaulting a spectator, Robert O’Donoghue. The alleged incident occurred during the Cork City V Bohs match at Turner’s Cross, Cork, on March 24, 2006.