A politician was thrown out of Friday night's Cork City vs St Patrick's Athletic League of Ireland soccer match by gardaí after a crowd protest against FAI executive vice president John Delaney. In a scene mirroring similar protests at games across the country, Cork City fans unfurled a large tricolour at Friday night's game emblazoned with the slogan "Delaney out". It is understood Mr O'Brien at no stage became aggressive, and that the protest itself was only ever intended to be peaceful. Update: Cork City FC have broken their silence since footage of the incident emerged on social media last night. Cork City FC also appealed to anyone with footage of the incident to send into the club so they could review it.

Source: Irish Examiner April 13, 2019 06:27 UTC