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Robert Hynes & Oisin Doherty

Seven arrested following crowd trouble during Monaghan v Armagh All-Ireland quarter-final

The Gardaí have confirmed that seven people were arrested as fans clashed during the Armagh v Monaghan All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park on Saturday.

Video footage emerged after the epic contest between the two Ulster rivals which showed fans from both teams exchanging blows on Hill 16 during the last-eight encounter.

Women and children can be seen in the video witnessing the carnage during the match, which Monaghan won on penalties 9-8 after Rory Beggan's heroics during the shootout.

In a statement released to the Irish Mirror, An Garda Síochána confirmed that seven individuals were arrested in relation to a number of offences in the vicinity of Croke Park on Saturday.

The statement reads: "Gardaí arrested seven individuals in relation to a number of offences which occurred inside, and in the environs of, Croke Park, Dublin 1, on Saturday 1st July 2023.

"Investigations are ongoing.

"No further information is available.

"Any individual who attended any event this weekend in Croke Park and would like to make a complaint should contact Gardaí at Mountjoy Garda Station at 01 6668600 or contact their local Garda Station."

After more than 90 minutes of action at Croke Park on Saturday, a penalty shootout was needed to decide which of the Ulster giants would progress to the semi-final.

Rory Beggan cemented his place in Monaghan folklore as his two saves from Callum Cumiskey in the shootout, one of which was in sudden death, secured a famous semi-final berth against Dublin for the Farney men.

As for Armagh, it's back to the drawing board for manager Kieran McGeeney who has now seen the Orchard County crash out of the provincial and All-Ireland championships on penalties three times in the space of a year.

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