Pressure mounts on Flanagan over points

Pressure was piled on TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan to answer further questions about the quashing of his penalty points after a county manager rejected a claim he “sorted out” their cancellation.

Mr Flanagan was left isolated last night after his fellow independent TDs attacked him for having the points — for using a mobile phone while driving — wiped from his driving record.

The TD for Roscommon-South Leitrim had claimed a Garda sergeant and a county council official were involved in having the points he incurred wiped.