LAST UPDATE | 7 Mar 2023
CORK CITY’S AARON Bolger, who was involved in a sickening collision of heads during his side’s game against Shamrock Rovers last night, is recovering after being released from hospital.
The midfielder collided with Trevor Clarke late on during the 4-4 draw in Tallaght. It was immediately clear by the players’ frantic calls for the medics that it was not a standard injury.
After a several minutes, Bolger was stretchered off and the game resumed with 10 minutes of stoppage time played.
Cork released a brief message regarding the incident on social media earlier today. “Everyone at Cork City FC would like to thank Dr. Alan Byrne, the medical staff at the stadium and all at Tallaght Hospital for the care they gave Aaron Bolger after last night’s match.”
And the player also took to Twitter, adding: “Feeling a lot better, thanks everyone for the messages. Back out there soon.”
Feeling a lot better, thanks everyone for the messages❤️ Back out there soon💪 https://t.co/jssv3vmY78
— Aaron Bolger (@aaronbolger_) March 7, 2023
In the immediate aftermath, Cork boss Colin Healy said: “They’ve taken him to hospital, he seems to be okay but he was shook looking, it was a nasty bang, a clash of heads.
“He will go for further checks. I could see straight away when he went down and wasn’t moving, our doctor and their doctor ran on straight away, they sorted it out which was great – the most important thing is that he’s ok. I would imagine he will stay in [hospital] overnight.”
