Larne suspend John Herron following online image
The midfielder was pictured appearing to wear a t-shirt with the slogan 'Up the RA' on it.
Irish Premiership club Larne FC have suspended midfielder John Herron following the circulation of an image, which appears to show him wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "Up The Ra".
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons described the picture as "abhorrent", and the club, who drew their league opener with Glentoran on Friday night have released the following statement.
"Following the circulation of an image online yesterday evening (Sunday), Larne Football Club can confirm John Herron has been suspended with immediate effect.
"For the period of his suspension, John will not represent the club in fixtures at any level. An investigation into this incident is now underway," a spokesperson said.
"We have shown that we are an inclusive football club for all, demonstrated not only in words but also by our extensive work in the local community. There is no room for behaviour which falls outside of this ethos and we fully expect members, players and anyone associated with the club to reflect these standards at all times.
We will be making no further comment until the investigation has been completed."
Meanwhile, there have been calls for political leadership after a series of incidents across the weekend, including pro-IRA chants at a concert in west Belfast.
There has been condemnation of scenes of young people taking part in pro-IRA chants at a Wolfe Tones concert on Sunday as part of Feile an Phobail.
Scenes of chanting at the unveiling of a mural of a burning police vehicle have also been criticised. A video which surfaced online of the unveiling of the mural includes chants of "Get the Brits out".
There has also been condemnation of the sale of Parachute Regiment and UVF flags on sale at a parade in Londonderry at the weekend.
The Parachute Regiment were responsible for the deaths of 13 civilians in Derry during a civil rights march in the city in 1972, an event which has become known as Bloody Sunday.
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly described scenes over the weekend as "deeply disappointing" and urged political leadership.
She has called for an urgent investigation around funding from public bodies for Feile an Phobail.
"They are young people, many of them born after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and yet we are seeing this type of glorification of terrorism which is absolutely unacceptable," she told the BBC.
"Shouting about paramilitary organisations, talking about the things they've done in the past in such a way, celebrating that, glorifying that, that is never an acceptable form of cultural expression, regardless of whether that is the IRA or any other paramilitary organisation. We are in 2022, this is not the Northern Ireland that we need to be building."