Aidan Nugent
| Club(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Club | ||
| Cullyhanna | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019–2024 | Armagh | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Aidan Nugent is a Gaelic footballer who formerly played at senior level for the Armagh county team and was the Armagh captain in 2022.[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.
In December 2024, the PSNI began investigating an "incident" which was alleged to have taken place in November during a trip to Miami, Florida, by members of the Armagh All-Ireland champions.[7] A 30-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two of causing a person to engage in a sexual act without consent.[8] In May 2025, Nugent was named as the man charged with the four sexual offences.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "'It was bonkers, that's the only word to describe it' – Ex-Galway star Joe Bergin on melee red cards". independent.
- ^ Fallon, John (27 June 2022). "John O'Mahony: Unbelievable that players trying to stop brawl were sent off". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "O'Mahony says red cards for Kelly and Nugent both undeserved". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ "O'Neill calls on GAA to 'tidy up its act' after brawl". 27 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "CCCC set to examine Armagh-Galway melee later today". 28 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Gouveia, Flávia (9 December 2024). "PSNI probing alleged 'incident' linked to Armagh GAA trip to USA after All-Ireland win". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ White, Jack; Higgins, Paul (14 April 2025). "Man (30) charged with sexual assault during Armagh GAA trip to US". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ Kearney, Vincent (6 May 2025). "Armagh footballer Nugent charged with sexual offences". RTÉ News. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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