Rural Life
New research seems to indicate that updated drink-driving laws are "positively influencing" driver behaviour in rural areas.
A farmer who drove to a neighbour's house to get colostrum for a sick calf has been disqualified from driving and fined €500.
TD Jackie Cahill has called for the speedy introduction of a subsidised rural transport service in the wake of the drink-drive crackdown.
Teetotal farmers should set up an online "Uber" taxi service to help ease rural isolation and to generate extra income, says Peter Casey.
