There are calls for learner drivers to be allowed to drive unaccompanied again. The Government brought in stricter rules around learner drivers driving alone just two months ago. Cork County Councillor Melissa Mullane said young people are struggling to get to work and college as a result. She said: "Minister Ross seems to think we all live in Dublin, but it's very different living in Dublin than what it is in rural Cork. "In rural Cork, we don't have the same kind of infrastructure that they have in Dublin; we don't have the same public services.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2019 08:15 UTC