Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae clocked into the Dáil on the same day he was in Kerry for a funeral, according to an Irish Independent report.
Healy-Rae missed keynote speeches to the Dáil by EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Michel Barnier, but was recorded as attending both days.
But how could he be in two places at once?
Jerry O'Sullivan, presenter of the Kerry Today programme on Radio Kerry, joined us to discuss the story.
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