Four Healy Raes, Michael and his wife, Eileen, along with sons, Ian and Kevi,n sit on the board of the firm, and aggregate pay to directors last year dipped from €70,885 to €66,783.

Apprentice carpenter Dean Hickson, 22, of Griffith Parade, Finglas East, Dublin, pleaded guilty to intimidating the Kerry politician at Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

The final report, published on Wednesday, makes 38 recommendations

About 200 protesters held a rally outside Leinster House on September 20th as the Dáil resumed following the summer recess

Thomas Gould pointed out that last year 13,000 people went through the courts for TV licence evasion

Protesters erected a mock gallows outside Leinster House on Wednesday as the Dáil returned from the summer recess

The controversial proposal has been met with criticism by road safety groups as well as the European Transport Safety Council

The Healy-Rae brothers, who are independents and make up two of the five TDs in Kerry, have ruled out ing a rural party

New s filed by Deputy Healy Rae’s Roughty Plant Hire Ltd show that accumulated profits increased by €90,333 from €602,276 to €692,609 in the 12 months to the end of April last.

The Rural Independents group, of which he is a member, will be putting forward a number of amendments he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

The Independent TD claimed Mr Griffin had been willing to take the role of chief whip, but not the portfolio he was reportedly offered