PSNI to wait for US contact over 'incident' on Armagh GAA trip

PSNI chief constable has asked people to "stop speculating" about the alleged incident

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)'s chief constable has said they will wait to be approached by United States authorities over an alleged incident while Armagh GAA were on a recent trip to the US.

The group of about 100 people had gone to Miami in Florida in November to celebrate the team's All-Ireland win.

The PSNI said on Sunday that enquiries were being carried out and no further details were available at present.

Armagh GAA has been approached for comment.

'Nothing I can really say'

Jon Boutcher was asked about the alleged incident at a cross-border policing conference in County Cavan on Monday.

"There's nothing I can really say about this incident," he told Irish broadcaster RTÉ.

"That is something that we would be working with other jurisdictions if they approach us. I want to be really careful."

The chief constable added: "I think we've all got to be really responsible about what we're saying about this incident at the moment and just make sure that we're allowed to get on with working with other organisations, and we're very mindful about what we say in the public domain."

The Armagh GAA squad won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in July

'Stop speculating'

Mr Boutcher was asked what the next steps may be, given the alleged incident occurred in the US.

"We would wait to be approached by another jurisdiction for any help that we can offer them," he said.

"I'm not going to talk about this particular incident and what has happened with regards to that. Let's just get on with doing what we do. I know there's a huge amount of reporting on social media," Mr Boutcher said.

"I'd really ask people to stop speculating about this incident out of respect, actually for anybody who may have made any allegation."

The Armagh GAA squad won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in July.

It marked Armagh's first final in 21 years.