Bereaved mother slams motion

A grieving mother whose son and his best friend were killed in a crash by a drunk driver has criticised a move seeking special garda permits to allow rural dwellers to drive after consuming two or three pints.

Christina Donnelly’s 24-year-old son Brendan and his friend Lee Salkeld, 26, were killed instantly near Cork Airport in 2009 when a car driving on the wrong side of the road smashed head-on into their vehicle.

It later emerged that the other driver had consumed seven pints, six bottles and five cans of beer, two vodkas, three shots, and a line of cocaine before attempting to drive home.