Road safety group welcomes jail term for GAA legend

ROAD safety chiefs yesterday welcomed the jail sentence handed down to a GAA legend for failing to provide a blood or urine sample after his arrest on suspicion of drink driving.

Noel Brett, chief executive of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), said he was personally delighted to see the judiciary supporting the education and enforcement being carried out by gardaí in relation to drink driving.

He was speaking following Judge Michael Patwell’s decision to sentence former Cork dual star Teddy McCarthy to two months in jail for the offence.