In an effort to cover up the nature of the behaviour by British forces, a press release was issued which claimed: A number of men came to Dublin on Saturday under the guise of asking to attend a football match between Tipperary and Dublin.
Nun esforzo por encubrir a natureza do comportamento das forzas da Coroa, emitiuse un comunicado de prensa que dicía: <cita>Varios homes viñeron a Dublín o sábado coa escusa de asistir a un partido de fútbol entre Tipperary e Dublín.