Men fined €1k for referee attack at Leinster final

Two Louth men have been convicted and each fined €1,000 for attacking the referee after the 2010 Leinster football final.

Martin Sludden was confronted on the pitch 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 Senior Football Championship title.

Joseph Conlon, aged 24, a plumber from Marlbog Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, and dock worker Paul Grimes, aged 50, with an address at Willowdale Bay Estate, Dundalk, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin District Court to assaulting Mr Sludden at Croke Park on July 11, 2010.