Spectator banned for attacking referee

THE spectator who assaulted referee Martin Brady in Casement Park last Sunday has been suspended for two years by the Ulster Council.

The suspension - in GAA terms for 96 weeks - was imposed at a meeting on Wednesday night, arose form out of the incident at the end of the Ulster Club SFC semi-final between Mayobridge and Carrickmore, when the spectator ran on to the field and struck the referee.

At the same meeting, penalties ranging from eight to 24 weeks were imposed following investigation of incidents at an earlier match in the championship involving Carrickmore and Derrygonnelly.