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| Northern Ireland boss admits drink-driving | |
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| Northern Ireland football manager Michael O'Neill has pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to drink-driving. | |
| The court heard he was caught by police in the early hours of 10 September at three times the drink-drive limit. | The court heard he was caught by police in the early hours of 10 September at three times the drink-drive limit. |
| He had been stopped while driving on the outskirts of the city. | He had been stopped while driving on the outskirts of the city. |
| Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC fined O'Neill £1,300 and banned him from driving for 16 months. | Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC fined O'Neill £1,300 and banned him from driving for 16 months. |
| Prosecutor Chloe Shoniwa told the court that police officers had "reason to stop" O'Neill as he drove on the A720 Edinburgh city bypass between Lothianburn and Straiton. | |
| O'Neill was breathalized and he was found to have a breath alcohol level of 65mcg compared to the legal limit of 22mcg. | |
| 'Error of judgement' | |
| Solicitor James Mulgrew, representing O'Neill, told the court: "This was simply a bad error of judgement on the part of Mr O'Neill." | |
| O'Neill, who lives in Edinburgh, is currently preparing Northern Ireland for the World Cup play-offs - a two-legged home and away tie against Switzerland next month. | |
| In a statement last month, the Irish Football Association (IFA) said it was "aware of an alleged drink-driving incident involving Michael O'Neill". | |
| During his playing career, O'Neill won 31 caps for Northern Ireland and scored four international goals. | |
| The midfielder started out playing for Irish League club Coleraine and went on to play for Newcastle United, Dundee United and Hibernian. |