A Scots footballer who was pictured wearing a t-shirt which appeared to show a pro-IRA slogan has lost his contract with a top-flight Northern Irish team.
John Herron had his deal with Larne FC terminated "by mutual consent" just over a week after a picture was circulated on social media showing the midfielder in a top bearing pro-IRA slogans. The t-shirt, in the colours of the Irish flag, bore a motto reading "ooh ah up the 'Ra" - a lyric by Irish rebel music band The Wolfe Tones referencing the paramilitary outfit.
The shirt also carried a graphic of the phrase "tiocfaidh ar la" - a slogan that translates as "our day will come" - in the shape of an assault rifle. Larne FC issued a statement this week confirming that Herron, from Coatbridge, was no longer playing at the club.
