One West Clare GAA fan will be watching Sunday’s big match just 10 kilometres from the frontline of the war in Ukraine. Doonbeg man, Oran McInerney, is a final year medical student and currently working for Frontline Medics at a location in the east of Ukraine. The international charity carries out lifesaving medical evacuations of injured soldiers near the front line of conflict zones all over the world. Oran’s work is incredibly dangerous and involves treating and then transporting injured soldiers to the nearest stabilisation point, or field hospital, where they are often operated on by surgeons. This Sunday, Oran will be working a 24 hour shift on the frontline, but he is hopeful of keeping tabs on the big match. “On Sunday I’ll be on a twenty four hour shift and will try my best to catch the game. Not sure will GaaGo work in Ukraine, but you can always hope,” he told The Clare Champion. “If the internet …
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