Transport Minister Defends "Drink Link" Plans
Cork's County Mayor Declan Hurley is welcoming the initiative
The Transport Minister has defended plans for a new 'drink link' to get rural residents home from the pub.
Under the deal the Government will fund a night-time bus in 19 counties between June and December.
Cork's County Mayor Declan Hurley is among those welcoming the initiative being rolled out which will service routes such as Kinsale to Clonakilty, Rockchapel to Meelin and Banteer at weekends.
However critics of the service say its timing deliberately coincides with strict new drink driving laws putting first time offenders off the road.
But Transport Minister Shane Ross says it's just a coincidence:
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