Bohs fans held over Derry pub attack
From ireland.com13:13Wednesday, 10th October, 2007
Seven Dublin football fans are in custody today after a woman was injured when a pub was wrecked before the FAI Eircom League Cup Final between Derry City and Bohemians last night.

Around 30 Bohs fans attacked the Tavern Bar on London Street in Derry city centre, throwing missiles and smashing windows.

The four customers inside the bar were showered in glass and debris was strewn across the floor during the attack, which took place at around 7.00pm.

A woman in her 20s suffered ligament damage to her hand.

A PSNI spokesman said CCTV footage was used to help identify the attackers.

at least those bohs scum wont be at our game see here click

thats the right job for them

Four Dublin football fans jailed in Derry





Four Dublin football supporters who travelled to Derry on Tuesday night for the eircom League Cup final between Derry City and Bohemians, were today jailed for three months when they admitted their involvement in disturbances outside a city centre pub an hour before the cup final started.

Jailing the four, Resident Magistrate Barney McElholm described their actions as "outrageous thuggery".

Those jailed for three months were Evan Kane (20), a student from 205, Upper Dorset Street, Dublin, Francis O'Reilly (29), a local authority employee from 4 Clonturk Park, Dublin, Gavin James Hanly (22), a security company employee from 86, McKee Park, Dublin and Brian Shannon (20), of 7, Ventry Drive, Cabra.

All four pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour at the Tavern Bar, situated on the edge of the loyalist Fountain Estate. O'Reilly, Hanly and Shannon also pleaded guilty to a charge of causing up to £3,000 of criminal damage to the bar.

The four, who declined legal representation when they appeared in court, were among seven men arrested following the disturbances. Three other men were all released unconditionally having stayed Tuesday night in the cells in Derry's police headquarters at Strand Road.
A Public Prosecution Service solicitor told the court that the four had earlier been drinking in another bar before they entered the Tavern Bar. Once inside the premises, they shouted "Up The Ra" and smashed three windows, damaged items of furniture and assaulted two women.
"The incidents outside the bar were recorded by a nearby CCTV.device and, after it was examined by the police, the defendants were identified and arrested by the police after the match", he said.

All four declined to address the court before they were sentenced. The Magistrate said he was told that they chanted sectarian slogans during the disturbances.

He said: "This must have been a very frightening experience for the customers and staff. I view this as an extremely serious offence. We, for a long time in this part of the country, have had to put up with violence and now, just at a time when we at

last seem to be dragging ourselves out of it, you four arrive from Dublin.

"This bar in London Street on the cityside has unfortunately been attacked in the past for sectarian reasons. The courts are obliged to protect all of the people of this city. I sentence each of you to three months imprisonment because this sort of behaviour demands an immediate custodial sentence," he said.

When the sentences were passed, two of the four defendants wept in the dock. All four then asked to instead be allowed to pay compensation and restitution to the bar owner, Kingsley Curry, who was in court for the hearing.

The Resident Magistrate then asked Mr. Curry if he wanted a chance to recover money from the four or did he want the punishment already imposed.

"Punishment, I will take the loss", Mr. Curry replied.

The Magistrate then replied: "That is fair enough, the sentences stand".

welcome to 2007 craig

Absolutely! The pleasure he must have had from getting them sent down has to be worth every cent of what damage was done to his pub.

3 bohwes fans cried in the court room today too.

(ode To Kingsley Curry !)
Hello,hello We Are Kingsley`s Boy`s
Hello,hello We Are Kingsley`s Boys`s
Up To Our Ball`s In Boh`s Poo Stop Cryin
Or You`ll Die
For We Were All Regulars In The Tavern

It's hard to say which is more sad - The Boh's fans singing "Rovers are you watching" last night or the months years of pleasure the rovers is going to get bringing this incident up on various forums

been mentioned in a few threads but i suppose it deserves its own thread its such a big story..fair play to the judge and the publican for sending them down

RTE news report

it was a joke ffs.

Anyone fancy sending a well done card to Mr Curry for standing up to the scum?

Now, THAT was bright Big boys, now, aren't they?

A victory for Eircom League fans up and down the country

Tis just ironic that it had to happen up North.

Pity it was only four that got jail and not the whole lot of them.The thing is there were only four in there including a woman at least if it was full of other fans or oppositon you could say it was a fight or something but taking on windows and doors was really brave.The Dubs are the scourge of this league.

well done mr curry....brilliant....haha they end up in a lets say Orange wing of the prison...

i want them in the hairy block

"whats it like to have a queen"

Keep the scum locked up & throw away the keys. MORANS

Gerry Conway, Club Promotion Officer of Bohs on the 9:00 news saying Bohs dont have any hooligans

they were silly boys not to have any legal repesentation.