Finn Harps cancel Joe Gorman contract after drunk-in-charge conviction

Joe Gorman’s contract at Finn Harps has been cancelled following a conviction for being drunk in charge of a vehicle. 

The 30-year-old Dubliner was announced by Harps last month.

However, days later, Gorman was convicted of drink-driving at Swords District Court, where he was put off the road for two years and fined €1,000.

He was found to be drunk in charge of a vehicle at St Donagh’s Road, Donaghmede and a subsequent test showed 107mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood.

Legal representatives for Gorman said he was not driving the car at the time, but a Judge found him guilty.

 “The club can confirm the cancellation of Joe Gorman's contract by mutual agreement,” Harps said in a short statement. “We wish Joe all the best moving forward.”

Gorman, who has played for a slew of clubs in the UK and Ireland, last played for Bluebell United in the Leinster Senior League.

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Senior officials at Harps were perturbed at the conviction given the club’s long-standing associating with the Donegal Road Safety Working Group, alongside whom they run an annual art competition for primary school children to promote road safety.