Umpire banned for racist outburst

An umpire accused of making racist comments during a Wexford GAA match has been handed a 26-week ban.

The St Joseph’s club in Wexford town wrote to the county board seeking an investigation into alleged racist abuse of their player, Eddie Lawlor, by an umpire during a county junior football game.

County chairman Diarmuid Devereux said the allegations were fully investigated by the Wexford Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) and added that the umpire involved had already resigned from all activities in the association in the county.