Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill pleads guilty to drink driving

Michael O'Neill leaving the court today after pleading guilty to drink drivingplaceholder image
Michael O'Neill leaving the court today after pleading guilty to drink driving

Northern Ireland football manager Michael O'Neill has pleaded guilty to drink driving.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard he was caught by police on the outskirts of the city at about 1am on September 10 around three times the legal drink-drive limit.

Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC banned O’Neill from driving for 16 months and fined him £1,300.

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