Fundraiser launched to buy North Belfast 'knife attack hero' a pint
Maitiu Mág Tighearnán has been named as the man who came to the rescue during the 'barbaric' knife attack
Connor Lynch
17:21, 09 Jun 2026Updated 09:40, 10 Jun 2026
A fundraiser has been launched to buy the knife attack hero in
North Belfast a pint. The fundraiser, which has been launched by Niall Donnan, has already reached nearly £600 and says: "Maitie Mag Toghearnan has revealed himself as the man who confronted the attacker in Belfast last night.
"Faced with unimaginable violence, he chose courage over fear and grabbed a hurley stick to defend his fellow Irish man.
"I have set up this GoFundMe so the people of our land can show our support to Matt for his incredible bravery and courage.
"100% of donations will be sent to Matt directly. Let’s buy him a pint!"