He may not be nursing a throbbing head and churning stomach today, but Mattie McGrath is probably experiencing that guilty, morning-after feeling just the same.

In the cold light of day, the Tipperary South representative of Fianna Fáil could be regretting his decision to enter the drink-drive debate by pointing out that a little tipple might help calm drivers of a nervous disposition.

“If drink is such a sedative it can make people who are jumpy on the road, or nervous, be more relaxed,” the backbencher said.

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