A former DUP mayor is expected to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court later this month charged with drink-driving. Thomas Hogg, who sits on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, was stopped by PSNI officers on Crumlin Road in north Belfast on April 29th. Last year one of Mr Hogg’s fellow DUP councillors, Trevor Beatty (63), resigned after he was convicted of drink-driving. A spokesman for the commissioner said it had not received any complaint about or referral from the DUP or others about Mr Hogg. The DUP said it would not be making any comment other than to confirm that the councillor had told the party about the incident and that senior members would be discussing it.

Source: The Irish Times May 14, 2018 20:15 UTC