The Government has abandoned plans to introduce graduated speeding fines.

This is despite legislation being previously agreed by Cabinet.

Graduated speeding fines were agreed by the last government and would have hit motorists with more severe penalties based on how fast they were driving when they broke the speed limit.

Kieran was joined on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder by former Minister for Transport Shane Ross, and Independent TD for Kerry, Michael Healy Rae.

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