Sargent’s new wheels easy on gas and money

LIFTING the bonnet of his new eco-car yesterday, outgoing Green Party leader Trevor Sargent stressed his slick black motor was one of the less-offending gas guzzlers on Irish roads.

The Minister of State for Food explained his Toyota Prius had an electric and petrol engine, making it more environmentally friendly.

Mr Sargent was handed his keys by party colleague and former Galway Mayor Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin.