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Tue 10 Oct 2000Minister's speeding car was returning from hurling finalThe Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, has been criticised for taking almost 48 hours to explain how his ministerial car was stopped for speeding in Co Kerry last month.Fine Gael's justice spokesman, Mr Alan Shatter, said it was unacceptable that the Minister had taken so long to explain that his wife and children were in the car at the time. The Minister had initially been "evasive and economical with the truth", he added.