Fuming D’Arcy hangs up on ‘time-wasting’ Healy-Rae

Fuming Ray D’Arcy hung up on Kerry councillor Danny Healy-Rae yesterday morning after giving him a dressing down for wasting the country’s time with his “hare-brained” drink-driving motion.

Fuming D’Arcy hangs up on ‘time-wasting’ Healy-Rae

In an exchange which lasted less than three minutes, the normally unflappable Today FM host rebuked the Kerry county councillor for dreaming up the motion to press Justice Minister Alan Shatter for permits to be issued to people in rural areas to allow them to drive after having “two or three” drinks.

The radio host, who has been a vocal road safety campaigner, eventually hung up on Mr Healy-Rae less than three minutes into the interview.

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