‘Minister Dara Murphy declined taxi lift over fare’

A taxi driver claimed junior minister Dara Murphy declined a taxi ride because of the cost of the fare on the night that the Fine Gael TD had two on-duty gardaí drive him from Mitchelstown, Co Cork, to Dublin Airport.

Jerry Murphy’s account of what happened in the early hours of Sunday, September 13, directly contradicts Dara Murphy’s version of events.

The Cork North Central TD initially said there were no taxis available when his car broke down on the M8 Cork to Dublin motorway.