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Man who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick named

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Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as other people kicked and punched him on Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night. Continue reading…

Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as…

Maitiu Mag Tighearnan said he was there by chance and managed to ‘protect a young lad’A man who used a hurling stick to fight off a knifeman in north Belfast has been named as Maitiu Mag Tighearnan.Tighearnan, from Northern Ireland, was filmed hitting the assailant five times on the head with the wooden hurley as other people kicked and punched him on Kinnaird Avenue on Monday night. Continue reading…

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