Two Louth fans found guilty of assault
March 01, 2012
Referee Martin Sludden tosses the coin as Nigel Crawford and Paddy Keenan look on before the start of the 2010 Leinster SFC Final at Croke Park
The Tyrone official awarded Meath a controversial winning goal in injury time against Louth.
A number of angry Louth supporters confronted the official after the final whistle, with the DPP recommending that three men be charged with assault following an investigation. Charges were later dropped against one of those men.
RTE News reports that Joseph Conlon, 23, of Marlbog Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk and Paul Grimes, 50, of Willowdale Bay Estate, Dundalk were found guilty of assault this morning.
Both had denied the charge but Judge Reilly found them guilty, despite the fact that Sludden had withdrawn his complaint.
The two were sentenced to a fine of €1,000 each. Tweet
