TD gives Irish fans red card over drink and slogans

A Labour TD has criticised some Irish soccer fans for drinking to excess and writing bawdy slogans on the Tricolour during the European Championship in Poland.

TD gives Irish fans red card over drink and slogans

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, a passionate supporter of the Irish team, said there was a “troubling aspect” to the behaviour of a small number of fans.

He criticised one of the players, Sean St Ledger, for tweeting in praise of a fan who had been pictured kissing a woman’s breast.

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