Banned for 20 months

Paul Gerard Curran (22), of Parkview Street, Lurgan, was also fined 225 for the offence on October 25 last year.

As well he was fined 50 for possession of fireworks without a licence.

The court heard that police received a report of a male person driving a moped erratically in Shankill Street.

They saw Curran go into a shop in Edward Street and when they spoke to him his breath smelled of alcohol. A breath test gave a reading of 99.

He was asked if he had anything in his possession and he showed police fireworks under the seat of the moped.

A solicitor said Curran had driven a short distance from his home. He only had about half a dozen fireworks in the moped.