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Mar 2024
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Episode 507: The horrifying machete atta...

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A brutal machete attack at a teenage boxing championship in Roscommon. The father of an U14 champion is targeted and videoed trying to defend himself with a chair. 


Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about how an evening of boxing turned into a horror show.




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