Dacia celebrates successful first year in Ireland

Fri, Aug 09, 2013

A year ago Dacia launched on the Irish market and caused quite a few ripples in the motor industry.

New Volvo V40 wins a 2013 safety award

Fri, Aug 09, 2013

Volvo's new five-door five-seat hatchback, the new Volvo V40, has been awarded Auto Express's Safety Award for 2013.

The Volvo V40 was praised for its exceptional NCAP safety rating, receiving the highest ever score by the institute, and also for featuring leading innovative safety technology as standard across the range.

Volkswagen and the new Golf are 131 top sellers

Fri, Aug 09, 2013

As Ireland celebrates the new 132 plate, Volkswagen is celebrating being the top-selling brand of the 131 plate, with the new Volkswagen Golf also the top-selling car.

When is a pest not a pest?

Fri, Aug 02, 2013

Sometimes you can find yourself getting into trouble when you least expect it. Of all the media outlets and radio shows that might from time to time want to take issue with the AA, the ‘Mooney Goes Wild’ radio programme is probably the one that you would least expect.

The new Skoda Octavia RS - the fastest Octavia ever

Fri, Aug 02, 2013

The new Skoda Octavia RS is the latest addition from the Czech car manufacturer that continues the most comprehensive model campaign in the company’s history with this sporty derivative of the bestselling Octavia range.

Bad Planning takes its toll

Fri, Jul 26, 2013

The M6 motorway is in financial trouble. It works beautifully from a transport point of view and it is a joy to drive for a motorist but the private contractor that operates it is complaining that not enough revenue is being received.

 Cue the violins. I’m sorry to appear so completely unsympathetic but the problems on the M6 are precisely as we had expected and predicted; indeed they bear out everything that the AA has ever said about tolls.

Next Jeep Grand Cherokee to be evolutionary

Fri, Jul 26, 2013

Since its launch in 1992, the Grand Cherokee name has been delivering the Jeep values of freedom, authenticity, adventure, and passion. The latest model, which goes on sale soon, promises to continue that tradition.

Putting a price on life

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

How much is a human life worth? It is a question that you often hear asked rhetorically in support of one cause or another and it is almost impossible to answer. But if you are the one who has to decide how limited resources are spent it is a question that you have to have a stab at.

Over the years this has been a much argued point when dealing with road safety. When we want to argue for increased Garda resources for example we have to be able to build a business case to support it.

Mercedes-Benz unveils new stylish CLA

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Mercedes-Benz has just introduced three new models on to the Irish market.

The greasy slime that changed the world

Fri, Jul 05, 2013

There are just a handful of inventions in human history that can claim to have transformed the world. The printing press, movable type, mass production. Among them must be the marriage of petroleum and the combustion engine.

In the mid 1800s the northwest of Pennsylvania was a rugged and inhospitable place. Hardy souls worked lumber down the Allegheny River and others found a living in saw mills and poor farms. Even the water didn’t come easy – it was always covered in a greasy film. When you cleaned it you could burn the scum in a lamp but that hardly seemed like much comfort.

Opel poised to unveil new Insignia

Fri, Jul 05, 2013

Opel is poised to unveil its new Insignia at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, followed by an Irish debut later this year.

Quality service and competitive prices at Ollie’s Garage

Fri, Jun 21, 2013

Ollie’s Garage is a new service outlet which opened on the Breaffy Road, Castlebar, in December 2012 catering for all your vehicle’s motoring needs.

Servicing tyres, brakes, shocks, exhausts, timing belts, clutches, puncture repair, wheel alignment, headlight focusing, and NCT prep. Agricultural tyres are also available on request.

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