Ireland's Car Buyers' Guide Annual Motorshow 2013

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

The 2013 edition of Motorshow Car Buyers' Guide has arrived in the shops. It is packed with all the knowledge that you require to get a great deal.

e-Taxi clocks up 55,000kms and significant savings

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

A Dublin taxi driver has clocked up 55,000kms in his Nissan LEAF electric car and made a saving of approximately €6,500 over the last 18 months, writes Padraic Deane.

Irish captain Heaslip lines out for Land Rover

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

In advance of Ireland’s great win in the RBS 6 Nations against Wales last Saturday, Land Rover brand ambassador and Ireland Rugby Captain, Jamie Heaslip, has been presented with the keys to his new 2013 Land Rover Discovery 4, writes Padraic Deane.

Show how much you love your hometown and win a day of indulgence

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

A campaign to support local businesses and to reward those who take part has been launched by one of Galway’s biggest motor dealers.

No point to points anxiety

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

Newspapers can be strange entities. Even those that pride themselves on being impartial and measured frequently aren’t. What significance a story is given will depend very much on what’s going on that day, what the publication’s attitude is to the current government and what it believes to be populist right now.

Sometimes a government or an individual politician can find itself so deeply unpopular that there is literally nothing it can say or do that would not be spun negatively by the press. A government could announce that all school children will be given a free iPad with all of their books on it, only to read the next day that the wicked Government is driving book shops out of business.

New stylish Mazda6 arrives - winner all right

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

Mazda is bullish about the new Mazda6, claiming it is set to become the new benchmark in the large family car segment.

Hector is new ambassador for Audi Galway

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

Audi Galway has appointed breakfast radio presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin as a brand ambassador for the dealership.

Hyundai rises on Irish car market

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

Hyundai, Ireland’s fastest growing car brand, has moved into fourth place on the Irish car market, ahead of other brands such as Nissan, Skoda, Audi, BMW, Renault, Peugeot and Opel.

This growth is represented by an increase in market share from six per cent in 2012 to 8.9 per cent in 2013.

Driverless cars to save rural Ireland?

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

There was quite a kerfuffle last week with an embarrassing act of public stupidity by Kerry Co. Council. As you know, independent councillor Danny Healy-Rae put forward the ridiculous idea that people in rural Ireland should be allowed to drink and drive.

The Gombeens were allowed to take over the asylum that day. The attention-seeking stunt carried the approval of council by five votes to three, including seven mysterious abstentions and 12 absentees. It also made headlines around the world.

Lexus hybrid sales pass the half-million milestone

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Since the first RX 400h took to the road in 2005, Lexus has amazingly sold more than 506,000 vehicles equipped with its Lexus Hybrid Drive system.

Super new 1.6 diesel engine for Honda Civic

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Honda is set to take on the big sellers in the family car market with an advanced new Civic 1.6 diesel.

Pajero Commercial down €1,700

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Ireland has announced a price reduction for its Pajero Commercial range as well as the introduction of a five-year warranty as standard across its entire commercial vehicle range.

Winter is biting financially even without a big freeze

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

So how has winter been for you so far? I’m tempting fate because we are not out of January yet but it looks as if it will go into the books as a relatively mild one.

Mini absorbs VRT rise on two diesel models

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Mini is offering Irish customers a unique opportunity to beat the VRT tax hike in 2013 by absorbing the tax increase on the One D and Cooper D Hatch models, which output a low 99g/km of CO2.

Flexible finance options at Skoda Galway

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Skoda PCP Solutions offers flexible finance options and the convenience of a guaranteed future value of any Skoda purchased.

Volvo V40 Cross Country and V40 R Design arrive

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Volvo Car Ireland is set to launch its V40 Cross Country and V40 R Design at its open week which runs from January 21 to 27 in dealerships nationwide.

Beware the One-Eyed Monster

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

If part of your job involves talking to people you know that it will never be boring. I had a fella onto me this week who had a perspective on road safety that was so warped and bonkers that he should be studied by expert psychologists.

Special rate car loans at St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Car buying can be a daunting experience. St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union can help with some simple tips to help in the search for a dream car:

New Skoda Octavia to debut in the spring

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

The third generation of Skoda's popular Octavia will be launched here in March. It will be bigger, more spacious, and packaged in a new attractive and functional design. It is based on the same platform as the new Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon.

Toyota GT86 is Top Gear’s Car of the Year

Thu, Jan 17, 2013

When Toyota set about creating the GT86, the guiding principle was that it should be a car devoted to the pure passion of driving. It is an ethos that has helped earn the sports coupe worldwide acclaim, and now the honour of being named Top Gear magazine’s Car of the Year 2012.

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