Latest: Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has said that someone drinking three glasses of Guinness will not cause fatalities on Irish roads.

Nine months after Cork county council was warned by the EU to protect a tiny river creature, no solution has been found.

The Government and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have been accused of “giving the two fingers” to the dairy industry as well as to hauliers and commuters.

The next general election is about a year away but already some candidates have declared their interest. Sean O’Riordan looks at the possible runners and riders.