Barry Cowen: Sacking 'a hard price to pay' for a 'lapse of judgement'

Barry Cowen said he was penalised for the drink-driving offence there and then but added he has now "paid a dear price" with his sacking for what was a "stupid, unfortunate mistake". File photo

Former Agriculture Minister, Barry Cowen, has said he has "paid a dear price" for his drink-driving charge in 2016.

Mr Cowen told Liam Dumpleton on his Midlands 103 show "Saturday View" that his sacking as Minister for Agriculture "is a hard price to pay" for my "lapse of judgement".