‘Ivor the Engine’ huffs and puffs

EMERGING fresh from his own troubles yesterday, Transport Minister Martin Cullen quickly landed his closest departmental colleague in political hot water.

On Monday, Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely - allegedly known as ‘Ivor the Engine’ - announced a €16bn package involving new rail services, an airport metro, a new train station in Dublin and an underground connector linking Heuston and Connolly stations.

It sounded fantastic - but there was one problem. Ivor not only jumped the gun, but apparently imagined some of the measures.