A GAA club in Derry says it’s ‘extremely angry and shocked’ after a group of armed and masked men disrupted its underage presentation night.

A 58-year-old man has been charged by the PSNI after the group entered the St Canice’s GAA clubhouse in Dungiven last Friday night issuing threats against drug dealing. Over 100 children and their parents were attending the function at the time. They also entered three other bars in Dungiven.

“We, St Canice’s GAC, are extremely angry and shocked at masked men entering our premises and issuing threats against our community,” the club said in a statement.

“The fact that these masked men entered our premises while we had over 100 children and their parents attending an underage presentation makes it even more despicable.

“Our club stands united against any form of drug taking or criminality in our community. The fact that these men entered our premises implies that this type of activity takes place here or that we have an issue in or on the premises. We as a club executive would like to state categorically that we would not tolerate such activities, and to our knowledge no such activities take place in or on our premises.”

 

We, St Canice’s GAC, are extremely angry and shocked at masked men entering our premises and issuing threats against our community. (1/8) pic.twitter.com/vwzv5lo9Nh

— St.Canice's Dungiven (@stcanicesgac) January 21, 2024

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