GAA steward ‘disgusted’ at abuse over broken ticket scanner

A GAA steward has criticised the abuse he received from fans attending Sunday’s League clash between Meath and Armagh in Navan.

Ciarán Kearney said he was ‘disgusted’ at language and intimidation he encountered because of a broken ticket scanner at Páirc Tailteann.

The 24-year-old said: “In my nine years of stewarding, I have never come across this level of abuse. As a steward giving my time freely, it was uncalled for. There were technical difficulties with the season ticket scanner which meant I had to type every single card number into it which took extra time. As I was trying to do this, myself and another steward were verbally abused with ‘more than colourful and threatening’ language.