Shane Ross to press ahead with naming drink drivers

Transport Minister Shane Ross has pledged to go ahead with plans to name and shame drink drivers as road safety campaigners lambasted rural TDs for opposing stricter penalties for offenders.

Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae was criticised by safety campaigners and families of traffic accident victims over his opposition to plans to automatically ban drivers found over the limit.

Campaigners and ministers met over the legislation with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealing that dozens of motorists were killed in recent years by others only slightly over the limit.