Police carry out first arrest for breaching football ban order in NI

The PSNI said they will continue to address any criminal activity linked to people attending football matches (PA)

A man has been arrested for breaching a football banning order, the first arrest of its kind in Northern Ireland.

The man, 21, was arrested on Friday at a match in Ballymena on suspicion of three counts of failure to comply with a banning order, and was subsequently bailed pending further police inquiries.