Two motorists were arrested on suspicion of drug-driving while two ‘dangerously defective’ trucks were grounded at a multi-agency checkpoint on the M18 in Co Clare today.
Rural Development Minister Heather Humphreys asking Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to consider a joint approach to supporting the scheme following a proposal by Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey to increase funding for improvement works on small country roads and laneways.
Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton today announced that the Licensed Haulage Emergency Support Scheme is now open for applications.