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20 Apr 2026

'Unfortunate moment'- Appeal to find young boy hit by hurley after Cork V Tipp game

A video has emerged of a young boy who got a slap of a hurley as Cork captain makes appeal to find the boy to give him a gift

'Unfortunate moment'- Appeal to find young boy hit by hurley after Cork V Tipp game

Cork V Tipp game

Cork captain Darragh Fitzgibbon is seeking the publics help in searching for a young boy who was hit during Cork V Tipperary hurling game.

In an alert on Facebook, shared with a photograph of the young boy, it is said: "We are looking for the public's help in tracking down this young boy who accidentally got caught up in the celebrations of Cork's win yesterday over Tipp.

"Our Brand Ambassador, Darragh Fitzgibbon, reached out to us this morning asking for your help in identifying this boy as Darragh would like to meet him and give him a signed Cork jersey".

A video was shared of the incident to social media.

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"This was the unfortunate moment when an enthusiastic Cork supporter accidentally got caught up in the post match celebrations yesterday - only to fall foul of an accidental stray hurley from Cork captain Darragh Fitzgibbon!

"Darragh has reached out to us and asked us if we can identify who the boy is so that he can present him a signed Cork jersey to help ease his pain from yesterday. Well done Darragh" 

For those who may know the boy pictured, message @darraghfitz9 or @officialcorkgaa on Facebook.

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