GAA Football Player Aaron Cunningham Target of Racial Abuse on Pitch

Single Incident Alert DateDecember 3, 2012 Country: Ireland Address: Athletic Grounds, Armagh, Northern Ireland General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia, Intra-ethnic, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 2
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

Crossmaglen's GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) player Aaron Cunningham alleged to have been the target of racial slur on the pitch during the Ulster Club senior gaelic footbal chapionship final between Crossmaglen (Co Armagh) and Kilcoo (Co Down) at the Athlectic Grounds stadium in Armagh on Sunday, 2 December 2012. He said that on two separated occasions two Kilcoo players called him a 'n***er' and a 'Paki'. He said to have notifed a linesman of the matter who however claimed not to have heard the slur. Aogán Ó Fearghail, president of the Ulster Council, said that this incident was intolerable and that the guilty party could expect severe penalties. Kilcoo who said that they were "“shocked and saddened” by the incident, assured the club's full cooperation in the forthcoming investigation. 

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