'I'm very sorry': Danny Healy-Rae withdraws 'to hell with the planet' remark

Kerry TD Danny Healy Rae has apologised for and withdrawn comments he made yesterday in which he said: "To hell with the planet and the fellas that say we must save the planet and forget about the people."

Healy-Rae and Kerry Green candidate Cleo Murphy were involved in a shouting match at the count centre in Kerry after news came through that the main road - the R569 between Kilgarvan village, Kenmare and Killarney - had been closed due to a land slippage alongside the Flesk River in the wake of Storm Ciara.