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The new Ford Fiesta has just been named Scottish Car of the Year 2008 at the 11th annual Association of Scottish Motoring Writers.

The new Ford Fiesta has just been named Scottish Car of the Year 2008 at the 11th annual Association of Scottish Motoring Writers.

The Citroen C5 has been voted Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2009 by the Irish Motoring Writers Association, writes Padraic Deane.

The Citroen C5 has been voted Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2009 by the Irish Motoring Writers Association (IMWA) writes Padraic Deane. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony last Friday in Dublin, which was attended by leading figures from the motor industry. 

The Ford Escort Mark 2 was like a drunk girl in heels trying to make it to a nightclub. We were all over the road, spinning and sliding, the arse trying to escape into the bushes.

They were great times back then. Sure we had no money but we didn’t need it. There was no mobile phone to pay for, no CDs or DVDs to buy and we were happy if we had clothes that kept us warm. We only drank minerals so there was no money needed for shots or fat frogs. Fat frogs — I kissed enough of them in my time and none of them turned into princes. We didn’t need money for contraceptives either, sure it cost nothing to say no and all that happened back then was a bit of slap and tickle.

The all-new Ford Fiesta took top honours at the 32nd annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2009. In fact Ford scooped four awards in total.

Patrick Elliott has made rather a habit of winning in recent times. Last year he clinched the Dunlop National Rally Championship with six wins. He started 2009 in a similar vein, winning the opening round in Birr two weeks ago. And on Sunday he added the latest success to his portfolio of wins with victory on the 2009 TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Mayo Stages Rally.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year.

At the New York International Motor Show today, the new Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2009 World Car of the Year. The Volkswagen Golf VI was chosen from an initial entry list of 51) entries nominated by 59 World Car jurors from 25countries throughout the world. Padraic Deane represents Ireland on the prestigious World Car of the Year jury.