Footballer failed breath test morning after wedding

A prominent inter-county GAA footballer who failed a breath test the morning after a wedding was banned yesterday from driving for a year.

Christopher Barrett, who plays for last year’s All-Ireland finalists Mayo, was also fined €350 by Judge Mary Devins at Westport District Court.

The court heard just before 9am on Apr 28, 2012, Barrett, from Barnatra, Ballina, Co Mayo, was spotted by Garda Hugh McHugh with a mobile phone in his hand as he emerged from Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, onto the main N5 road.