BAN OVER IRA FLAG.A YOB who waved an IRA flag at Ibrox stadium was yesterday fined pounds 500 and banned from football matches in the UK for three years. Celtic fan Aaron Laing, 21, who was dating former manager Gordon Strachan's niece Ellis Paterson at the time, was caught on CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television with the flag during a game against Rangers in May. Police confiscated the altered Irish tricolour at the match and Laing was later arrested. At Glasgow sheriff court Glasgow Sheriff Court is the main Court in Glasgow. It is located in the Gorbals area of the city and is the busiest court in Europe. [1] The Sheriff Court lies within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow & Strathkelvin. , Laing, of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, admitted breaching the peace. Celtic FC also banned him for life from its ground. Defence lawyer Neil McCulloch said "He's extremely ashamed of his behaviour." |
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