TWO men who hurled sectarian abuse while attending an Orange Walk were fined a total of £1430 today.
Andrew Tough and Reece Kearney made comments in Glasgow city centre's Trongate on July 6, 2024.
The pair, both aged 31 ,were in the area for the annual procession with friends.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that police saw the men "singing and chanting".
Prosecutor Jeremy O'Neill said: "Both were shouting sectarian abuse with remarks such as 'f*** the Pope and the IRA', 'fenian b******s' and 'up to our knees in fenian blood'."
The hearing was told that multiple other people were partaking in the chanting, but Tough and Keaney were heard being louder.
The pair, of the city's Dennistoun, refused to desist and were arrested by police.
Tough and Kearney pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner aggravated by religious prejudice.
Leon Kondol, defending supervisor Tough, said: "There was a large group and he accepts he was involved in singing.
"A man at his age should know better and is very remorseful for his actions."
Craig Dewar, defending house removals worker Kearney, stated that his client apologises for his offending.
Sheriff Anna Reid fined Tough £670 while Kearney, who has a record of previous convictions, was ordered to pay £760.
