Kerry publican says EV grant could help keep rural pubs alive

A Kerry publican says a grant for electric cars to be used to bring people to and from their local pubs, could help keep rural Ireland alive.

Seán O’Mahony of the Faha Court bar has run the ‘social spin’ scheme for the last seven years.

Around 30 volunteer drivers bring people living in rural areas to the pub at night five nights a week, with a voluntary donation of €5 per household.

Seán O’Mahony says the government should help rural pubs go green and give grants for them to buy electric cars for these local hackney services.

He says the expansion of the local area hackney scheme announced yesterday, will not help rural pubs.