Two hospitalised following disgraceful scenes of violence at Derry's draw with Bohemians
It's difficult to piece together the full story of an incident from isolated clips but every video coming out of Derry last night paints a depressing picture of the evening. Local reports from the stadium mentioned issues before the game and away fans have posted videos of what they encountered as they left the ground – with extraordinary clips of fireworks being sprayed in their direction from outside the perimeter.
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The Irish Sun
44 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
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RTÉ News
a day ago
- RTÉ News
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Irish Independent
a day ago
- Irish Independent
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