The people involved with the Allianz Amach protest have spoken out about their treatment while protesting.
Kevin McGorman is involved with the Fermanagh Gaels against Genocide group that held banner protests outside St. Tiernach's Park, Clones, on Ulster Final day, and subsequent match days.
The aim of the group is to end Allianz Ireland's involvement with the GAA, amid ongoing concerns from members over the company’s links to Israel.
Kevin coaches underage teams, and sponsors several GAA teams.
Speaking to Northern Sound, the Aghdrumsee man said that Allianz shouldn't "have the privilege" of sponsoring games that mean so much to communities.
Kevin said: "I'm involved in coaching. I coached as many as four underage teams last year. I sponsored three underage teams in three different clubs.
"I have a business partner, his club is my old club, St. Pats. I suppose you can't say your old club, you're always a St. Pats man. I sponsored the Aghdrumsee minors, and I sponsored training tops in Brookborough.
"It is such a privilege to be able to do that, and it is that privilege that we are lending to Allianz," he explained.
Prior to this year's Ulster Final, a number of protestors, including Kevin, decided to hold up an 'Allianz Amach' banner in a field behind St. Tiernach's Park - that would be visible to the TV audience.
McGorman explained that the group was given permission to hold up the banner on privately owned land behind the O'Duffy terrace.
To access the field, protestors passed through council land, and the banner was erected on a fence that was also council owned.
The Fermanagh man told Northern Sound what happened on the day:
"We accessed the area that is council owned. The Gardaí weren't happy with being in that area.
"The first day they [The Gardaí] said, when the sign was erected, that it was a planning issue - that they hadn't received planning permission.
"We took the banner down, because on Ulster Final Day we had another protest going on, with the 2002 Tyrone team. We had media outlets coming to cover the protest."
On subsequent match-days, the group continued to protest in the privately owned field- that they had written permission to use.
According to the McGorman, Gardaí had further concerns at each of the following games, regarding access.
Prior to Monaghan's game vs Westmeath in St. Tiernach's Park last month, Monaghan County Council wrote to some of the protestors.
In a letter seen by Northern Sound, the council told protestors they had been "advised by An Garda Síochána" about the protest held on publicly owned property.
The local authority advised that the protest should not be held on land that "is not designated to accommodate pedestrians".
Following backlash from the Gaels against Genocide group, Monaghan County Council released a statement.
It said that it does not "seek to prevent lawful protest", and that Monaghan County Council works in co-operaton with An Garda Síochána and GAA partners to support the "safe and orderly management" of events at St. Tiernach's Park.
Kevin said that the most important thing for him was to get his message across to the public.
"The biggest point I wanted to get across, is who we are- the faces behind the protest.
"We're humanitarians, we aren't trying to cause any upset. We definitely don't want to be arrested in trying to get the message across that we aren't happy with Allianz being involved in our games."
Northern Sound contacted An Garda Síochána about the protests.
In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said that An Garda Síochána does not comment on operational matters.
The statement said: Ireland operates as a constitutional democracy, ensuring that citizens have the right to express their beliefs and opinions freely, as well as to gather peacefully, in accordance with legal provisions.
To manage public gatherings effectively, An Garda Síochána employs appropriate and proportionate policing measures, enabling citizens to exercise their rights while maintaining public order.
In response to evolving events, An Garda Síochána follows a community policing model, adopting a graduated approach that aligns with relevant legislation and prioritises public safety.
