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LAST UPDATE | 13 Apr 2019
CORK CITY FC has said there was “no breach of stadium regulations” after it reviewed CCTV footage of an incident which involved the seizure of an anti-John Delaney banner and the removal of a TD from a match in Turner’s Cross stadium last night.
Earlier today, Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O’Brien accused the gardaí of an “over-the-top” reaction to protesters who were holding a “Delaney Out” banner at a League of Ireland match between Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic.
The Cork North Central TD was attending when he intervened in the incident.
Videos and eye-witness accounts indicate that protesters refused to hand the banner to stadium security personnel. When the situation escalated, O’Brien intervened. Gardaí then asked the TD to leave the football ground.
He was later allowed back into the grounds, Sinn Féin said in a statement.
O’Brien said that it was “an absurd situation that sees public order police attempt to take a banner from football fans, simply because it criticises the former CEO of the FAI”.
This evening’s tactics from the Gardaí were way over the top. Fans have to be allowed to express their opinion.
“I was ejected from the ground simply for intervening as an elected representative of many Cork City fans,” he added.
CCFC Independent SLO / TwitterUnacceptable and heavy handed treatment of loyal @CorkCityFC Supporters tonight. We feel it's important to highlight the unacceptable treatment of our Supporters during a peaceful protest. #CCFC84 #LeagueOfIreland pic.twitter.com/0gqNXKvmFE
— CCFC Independent SLO (@CCFC84_SLO) April 12, 2019
In an initial statement to TheJournal.ie, An Garda Síochána said that its members intervened “following a complaint of a minor assault” at the stadium. This was later updated to the following:
Following a minor incident where a flag was seized by staff at Turner’s Cross football stadium last evening, Gardaí on duty at the stadium assisted security staff in escorting a man out of the grounds. Following discussions with the man he was readmitted to the ground.
“No arrests were made and the situation was resolved. No injuries were reported,” they added.
Cork City FC released an updated statement this afternoon in which it says the club has since reviewed CCTV of the incident and spoken to all parties involved in the matter.
“At lunchtime, members of club staff and the Board of Management met with Mr Jonathan O’Brien TD, who was, for a short time, removed from the stadium last night.
Having spoken to Mr O’Brien and reviewed the CCTV footage, the club wishes to confirm that there was no breach of stadium regulations by him. This was a frank and positive discussion, and both parties are happy that the matter is now concluded to their mutual satisfaction.
The statement concluded that following its meeting with O’Brien, the club now plans to have further discussions with all key stakeholders involved in advance of its next home fixture “with the intention of ensuring the best match night experience possible for our supporters”.
John Delaney is the former CEO and current Executive Vice President of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). On Wednesday, he and other representatives of the association voluntarily appeared before the Oireachtas Sports Committee to answer questions about the suspended Sports Ireland funding due to financing and governance issues.
Delaney is now expected to leave the FAI, with an announcement confirming so being made as early as tonight.
With reporting from Adam Daly
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photo caption should read Seoul, South Korea not Seoul, North Korea
I have booked a pub crawl trip for St Patricks Day 2018 to North Korea (Seriously).
A war would be very inconvenient for my travel plans.
They’re some lads for the parades alright.
How crazy is it that a place like North Korea exists in 2017!!! They obviously do not care about ‘sanctions’- so how do you deal with them?
The same could be said about a lot of Middle Eastern and African countries.
@Martin Flood: I agree. Nobody should be starving or in slavery in 2017.
@Martin Flood: Middle East had oil so that’s why you see a lot of invasions to save the people.
I don’t remember too many invasions of African countries to save the people, probably because they don’t have oil. Rwandan genocide is a prime example.
Fat Boy doesn’t have to worry about sanctions. He and his favoured ones get all the Camembert and Chateau Petrus they want to keep them happy. And everyone else doesn’t care because they wouldn’t be getting any with or without sanctions.
How many Irish ministers are going to North Korea for Paddy’s day?
The problem is China will always back North Korea.
It’s time to remove north korea. Pack of idiots.
@Keith Fay: how do you propose we do this? Without killing 24 million people…
@Keith Fay: We are already killing them slowly with global sanctions. The little fat dear leader isn’t hurt by famine his people are.
@Keith Fay: Good man Keith. You lead the way.
Haha. Nah you’re right they’re grand.
@Andy Wallace:
your right…. the arms embargo on north korea are starving the civilian population
Nuke ‘em. Do it now.
@Kieran Jones: And the fall out? I don’t think Japan and South Korea would appreciate that.
Less not forget North Korea ally – China, one of the world’s most powerful nuclear powers. Even if they don’t retaliate the fall out would effect them as well and they produce a hell of a lot of items for world markets. Fancy your kid playing with a toy from China after the fall out?
@Kieran Jones: Go back to your PlayStation.
@Kieran Jones: Kieran, you do know reality is very different from your XBox world?
Kieran I know how you feel we were all waiting for “Duke Nukem Forever” for like, forever. But the studio says it’ll be done when it’s done, last time I looked. Which was about 2003…Kieran’s clearly still a believer..
If there was ever a case for dropping the big one and wiping out a nation, North Korea must be it
They have legalised cannabis in North Korea!!
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