Aidan Nugent

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Aidan Nugent
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Aidan Nugent was a Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Armagh county team. He was the Armagh captain in 2022. He was dropped prior to the start of the 2025 season for reasons that cannot yet be published online. [1] He scored a goal in the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park. Along with Galway captain Seán Kelly he was controversially [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] issued a straight red card following a brawl before extra-time.

References

  1. ↑ "'It was bonkers, that's the only word to describe it' – Ex-Galway star Joe Bergin on melee red cards". independent.
  2. ↑ Fallon, John (27 June 2022). "John O'Mahony: Unbelievable that players trying to stop brawl were sent off". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "O'Mahony says red cards for Kelly and Nugent both undeserved". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Sunday Game questioned the decision to send off Armagh's Aidan Nugent and Galway's Seán Kelly while Colm Cooper asked whether the GAA's penalties are severe enough". The Sunday Game . 26 June 2022
  5. ↑ "O'Neill calls on GAA to 'tidy up its act' after brawl". 27 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ "CCCC set to examine Armagh-Galway melee later today". 28 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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