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The incident happened close to Drogheda Station. William Murphy via Flickr/CC
Drogheda
Gardaí called to calm violence on Dublin-Belfast train after GAA match
Gardaí calmed the situation.
GARDAÍ WERE CALLED to the scene of an argument between two sets of GAA fans at the weekend.
Gardaí say they were called to an affray on board the Dublin-Belfast train on Saturday. Gardaí boarded the train at 10.20pm near Drogheda as fans made their way home from the Tyrone-Armagh match in Croke Park.
An emergency stop button was pressed in the incident, just before Drogheda.
The Irish News today reported that a woman was struck in the incident, which the paper says saw rival fans fighting.
A Garda statement says:
“Irish Rail staff contacted gardaí at Drogheda Garda Station to inform them that there was a disturbance on board a Belfast bound train.
“Gardaí arrived on the scene and boarded the train. They spoke to a number of passengers and calmed the situation down. No complaints were made and no arrests took place. The train departed a short time later without further incident.”
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