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Peter Burke: “When you talk about driving down a motorway in the wrong direction, that is one of the most extreme crimes you can…”

On the recordAugust 25, 2026
When you talk about driving down a motorway in the wrong direction, that is one of the most extreme crimes you can commit, in my view because you really are putting people's lives in extreme danger.
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Peter Burke
Fine Gael
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rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Describing the severity of wrong-way driving.

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