A DONS fan has been fined after he made a sectarian remark during an Aberdeen v Celtic match.

Daniel Fraser, 24, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court where he admitted behaving at a way likely to incite public disorder in November 9 last year at Pittodrie.

He admitted making a sectarian remark towards Celtic supporters.

The court heard that when Fraser was taken to Kittybrewster police station and cautioned and charged he admitted saying “Shove the IRA up your ****.”

Defence agent Michael Horsman said: “They were not actually inside the ground, they were in a holding area at the rear of the south stand.

“He had gone for a break during the half time interval.

“There’s a fence separating the two sets of fans.

“He was in a group singing there were various songs being sung and various remarks at both sides of the fence.”

Mr Horsman said his client did not realise the “significance” of what he said at the time but does now “fully appreciate” it.

The solicitor said his client had been going to Pittodrie since he was 16 years old and had never been in trouble.

He asked for a banning order not to be imposed.

Sheriff Alison Stirling said that she would fine Fraser 300 and would not impose the banning order as the offence was at the “lower end of the scale.”

Fraser’s address was given in court papers as 6 Deevale Gardens, Aberdeen.