Cabinet Approves Zero Tolerance on Drink Driving

The Cabinet has agreed to Shane Ross's plan for zero tolerance on drink driving.


The move will mean anyone caught driving over the limit will face an automatic ban from the roads.

But Fine Gael could still give its own TDs a free vote - which may result in the bill being defeated.

Independent TDs like Danny Healy Rae say allowances MUST be made for people in rural Ireland who have no social outlet, other than a pub:

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