A man in his 40s is being questioned by police after two people were stabbed at an under-16 GAA match in Tyrone. It happened during a championship match between Cookstown Fr Rocks and Fintona Pearses last night.
Northern Sound understands that the man went onto the football pitch towards the end of the game and assaulted two people. One person was stabbed in the leg and taken to hospital, while another was treated at the scene.
Speaking on this morning's Joe Finnegan Show, Alan Rogers of the Ulster Herald, revealed that many children were among the crowd of spectators and as a result are now receiving support from the local GAA sides.
He added that incidents of violence towards GAA officials is happening all too often. "What is particularly serious is the impact that this would have not only on the person who was stabbed but on dozens of children and young people who were watching the match.
"For them, this was a very harrowing incident. We have seen incidents of physical violence towards officials at GAA matches all too regularly over this past few years," Alan said.
