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The businessman who was forced to withdraw as chair of the Shannon Group over tweets about the Traveller community has stepped down from another State board.
Former agri-food chief executive Aaron Forde tendered his resignation from the board of Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) following discussions with the Department of Agriculture today.
Last night, Mr Forde’s appointment to the Shannon Group was withdrawn by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan after comments he made about social welfare recipients and the Traveller community emerged. Read More
Today, a spokesperson for Agriculture Minister Charlie Mconalogue confirmed Mr Forde has also resigned from Bord Iascaigh Mhara.
Covid-19 restrictions increasing driving test delays at Naas hub centre
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Almost 3,000 people are currently waiting for a driving test at Naas, according to recent figures.
The figures are indicative of the knock-on delays created by Covid-19 restrictions since March of this year.
A spokesperson for the Road Safety Authority (RSA) said that, as of December 16, there were 2,835 people waiting for a driving test at the Naas Driving Test Centre.
Figures supplied also show that a total of 679 people have an appointment secured while a further 1,266 applications for a test are ineligible because “usually mandatory lessons are incomplete”.