Promising soccer player charged over behaviour

A young Cork soccer player, who was apprenticed to Glasgow Celtic, broke his leg and his life spiralled into chaos.

He became addicted to drink and became involved in crime.

Daniel O’Donovan of 129, Mount Nebo Avenue, Gurranabraher, Cork, now 31-years-old, appeared at Cork District Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening behaviour and being drunk and a source of danger.