Calls to dismiss case against fans accused of attacking referee on Croke Park pitch

Lawyers at Dublin District Court have asked a judge to dismiss the case of two Louth men accused of attacking a referee after the controversial 2010 Leinster football final because he has withdrawn his complaint.

Martin Sludden had been confronted by Louth fans after he allowed a goal to Meath in the closing seconds of the match at Croke Park. The Tyrone-based referee later admitted he was wrong to award the score, which cost Louth the Leinster Championship.

Joseph Conlon, aged 23, of Marlbog Rd, Haggards-town, Dundalk, and Paul Grimes, aged 50, with an address at Willowdale Bay Estate, Dundalk, have denied charges of assaulting Sludden on July 11, 2010.