Zoe Murphy was born with quadriplegia and developed cerebral palsy at 21 months old.
As a result she suffers with spasticity and restricted movement. The Dundalk toddler underwent life-changing surgery a few years ago to help her and is undergoing 'intense' physio on a weekly basis.
But last Friday, Zoe decided to head along to a football match between Dundalk and Drogheda United.
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However, there was a terrible incident at the game which left her in tears.
Zoe's parents explained: "Not the usual happy pictures of a Friday night at a Dundalk Match!. These pictures are when Zoe was crying saying she doesn’t belong here and she can’t come watch her boys play.
"Dundalk Vs Drogheda Louth Derby, Zoe was super excited to go, but it was probably Zoe’s most heart-breaking game and it wasn’t because of the results.
"Zoe was delighted to get a spot by the railing to watch her boys play, Enjoying the singing and atmosphere, and also singing along. Until a drunk teenager boy bumped into Zoe’s mum while she was holding Zoe.
"Mammy asked the boy to be careful because obviously Zoe can’t stand unaided and needed support. This boy then started shouting that Zoe had no right to be there and get her out the f***.
"Then the biggest blow was when the word R****d was thrown at us.
"Zoe just got upset and asked to leave that she wasn’t welcome."
The post noted that Dundalk FC and supporters "have always been absolutely amazing to Zoe and they have helped us more than we can ever repay them, but we never thought we would be made so uncomfortable by one of our own supporters."
Republic of Ireland international James McClean responded to the post, writing ""Shocking. Why can't people just go watch a game of football without being a***holes."
A follow-up post noted that the individual in question had got in touch with Zoe's parents to apologise.
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