Polish fans spared jail after drink-fuelled row

Five Polish football supporters who got involved in a drink-fuelled row and shouted abuse at gardaí at Dublin Airport have been spared custodial sentences.

A drunken altercation broke out on Thursday evening between two groups of Polish supporters at the airport when they were told they would not be allowed board flights to Edinburgh and London. The five men had come over to watch Ireland take on Poland in a friendly at the Aviva on Wednesday.

After seeing their side lose 2-0, they spent the night in Dublin but when they showed up at the airport the next day, a verbal fight broke out among the fans.