Four men arrested in connection with assault on referee

Gardaí have arrested four men in connection with an assault on a football referee in Co Offaly.

Four men arrested in connection with assault on referee

Gardaí have arrested four men in connection with an assault on a football referee in Co Offaly.

Daniel Sweeney was left with a number of injuries - including a broken jaw - after being attacked following the game between Horseleap United and Mullingar Town earlier this month.

Three Mullingar players were given 40-year bans from all football activity following the incident.

This morning, gardaí investigating the assault arrested a man in his forties, a teenager and two men in their twenties.

They can be questioned for up to 24 hours.

Digital Desk

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