Dundalk manager Ciarán Kilduff says the damage done to the club’s newly relaid playing surface at Oriel Park is a “health and safety issue” for players.
Friday night’s Louth derby draw between Dundalk and Drogheda United was marred by the away fans throwing flares onto the pitch. A 12-year-old supporter was also left “shook” having been struck by a flare.
Both clubs have strongly condemned the scenes that played out and Drogheda apologised to their counterparts. They vowed to impose an immediate stadium ban for anyone found to have participated in the damage caused to the pitch, or to have caused harm to another person.
Meanwhile, Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan, who was in attendence at the…