Louth chiefs accept result but slam Leinster Council

LOUTH GAA chiefs yesterday accepted the result of Sunday’s controversial Leinster SFC final but have launched a stinging criticism of the provincial council’s response to the crisis.

From the outset GAA bosses argued that a re-fixture could not have been ordered as “the referee’s report of the full-time score is final”.

However Louth officials described Martin Sludden’s report as “questionable” after he admitted to having made “a terrible mistake” in awarding a goal to Joe Sheridan in the closing seconds, a score which secured the provincial senior title for Meath.