The Front Pages
Some of the headlines on the front pages this morning:
‘Learner drivers to get compulsory lessons’ – the Irish Times.
‘Novice drivers face tough rules in bid to cut road deaths’ – the Irish Examiner.
‘Cabinet in favour of gradual wind-down at Anglo’ – the Irish Independent.
Compulsory lessons will be introduced for all learner drivers and a two-restricted period will apply after they pass their test, under reforms announced by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
Penalty points for young offenders will be upped and the drink-driving limit is set to be slashed to almost zero tolerance. The RSA’s nine-point plan is set out to cut road deaths in Ireland. So far this year there have been 143 fatalities on Irish roads.
Meanwhile, the Government has changed its tune over the stance of Anglo Irish Bank and now favours a wind-down of the institution. The Indo understands that the Government has moved away from the idea of putting 20 per cent of the bank into a new ‘good bank’. It now looks as though they will favour a long-term wind-down over the next 20 years.
