Danny Healy-Rae’s Co Kerry ‘drunk driving’ legislation slammed as 'ridiculous'

I couldn't stop laughing - this healy and pat spillane voiced the same notion on rte. I'd suggest a volunteer corp of humanity who'd come for and take home these lonely unfortunates when plastered.

I was unaware Ireland had a zero tolerance policy on drinking (at all?) and driving. Is this true? In the States, the average patron does not risk the limits of the law with two (2) brews. Depending on the heft and frame of the person, three (3) brews MAY be well within the legal limit. If Ireland, in fact, has a zero tolerance policy, should not the Irish Tourism Board have some allocation to advise us Yanks of it? Though we have our dry counties and communities in the States, the Healy-Rae proposal would be considered by others.

WK, how am I hypocrite, I don't drink and drive? Also, just in case readers might think Kerry and the Healy-Raes have a monopoly on stupidity,Galway Councillor Michael Fahy fine tuned the Healy-Rae/ Kerry C.C. proposal by stating 'we're only talking about up to three pints. This would have to be monitored, maybe by the publican or through some sort of stamped card system'. Yeah right, I could see that safeguard working in rural Ireland. This latest fiasco has made headlines around the globe. Irish people have to realize that in the Internet age, stupidity such as this won't be kept amongst yourselves, a dirty family secret and that on election day, voting for the village idiots may have ramifications for the way you are perceived. While I believe we redeemed ourselves admirably with Obama, Americans quite recently had their own village idiot problem, drawing ridicule for eight years.

I think we should all be good little subjects and just stay at home until government tells us what to do...they have to make so many rules you can hardly expect them to take care of every subject who would like a pint

What kind of a man is this ,has anyone told him about the amount of people killed on irish roads by drunk drivers who were not fit to get behind a wheel let alone drive a car because of excess alcahol.There should be zero tolerance when it comes to drink driving,simple as that.If you want to drink ,then don't drive,and if you want to drive then don't drink simple as that.It's not about the people in rural areas ,it's about lining his own pocket and sending a message to the people that it's ok to drink and drive ,well it isn't simple as that.For the safety of all people in Ireland ,Irelands drivers should be 100% free of alchahol otherwise don't get behind the wheel of any vehicle.

Let's hope the rural eejits kill themselves, and not some innocent trying to get home on the narrow, winding, unlit roads.

There are few as po-faced and sanctimonious as the Irish media. They hunt in packs, and never show independent thought. They have shown themselves to be lazy and worthless on every issue for decades now. So this politician is an easy mark for the Dublin media, the lushes who can roll home on foot or in a cab. Out in the countryside, though, there is a vast social problem. The old are ever more isolated. There are no taxis, no buses. Good old boys whose week was highlighted by driving a couple of miles to the local village on a Saturday night are now interred alone in their homes. Easy for the pack of the Dublin media, and the No Thought crowd here to jump on this politician. Beats thoughtful analysis. Will one of you sanctimonious fools provide evidence of the number of road wrecks caused by people who have had two beers or less? The fact is there is no evidence about it, much easier to fall in with the screaming media crowd. Drunk drivers are guys who have been drinking all day, not guys who come out at 10, drive a route they've been driving for decades, and are home by midnite. Gobdaw Martin etc--useless hypocrites.

I hope this is a joke. My Irish friends in the States and the Continent heard about the proposal and are appalled by the world-wide message this sends about the Irish AND Ireland. Ireland... just say no!

There is no "legislation." Get your facts right. It was a proposal by a county council to ask the Minister for Justice to grant licenses.

This story has been in the news in Ireland for three days in a row. This family belong in a traveling circus, but enough people in Ireland vote for them and get them elected to the dail and the Kerry County Council. Irish voters are going to have to start thinking before they cast their ballots.