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Eileen Lovett from Galway has been buying cars from Higgins Motorpark/ Higgins Garage since 1929 and just this week she collected her 23rd car from the garage, a 2010 Ford Focus which she has bought for her daughter.   

The Peugeot 5008, a new compact people carrier, will be launched in Ireland in early 2010, reintroducing the five-series into the Peugeot range. The seven seat MPV shares the famous “5” series name with the legendary Peugeot 504 and the Peugeot 505 Family estate, the great family favourites.

Peugeot in Ireland has announced details of the Peugeot Scrappage Scheme offering up to €5,000 off its range of low CO2-emitting models.

The new Astra arrived in Ireland last month with an extensive line-up of eight engines and five trim levels. Engines have seen an increase in power with a decrease in fuel consumption and emissions, in particular the 1.4i 16v VVT engine, which increases its power output to 100bhp yet emits only 129g/km of CO2, meaning a tax band B rating and road tax of €156pa.

Ford’s best-selling Fiesta and the Ka have had generous discounts added to the Government scrappage rebate of €1,500, resulting in ex-works prices from €11,700 for Fiesta and €7,995 for the Ka - the lowest price for a Ford car in Ireland in more than 20 years.

Mercedes-Benz has continued its price-cutting drive with the announcement this week that a nine per cent (plus the the lower VAT) reduction is being applied to its entry-level C-Class diesel and petrol models.

TWO DOOR Cinema Club, Codes, and Wild Beasts, three bands many tip to become the major acts of 2010, will all play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh within the next three months.

HOW DO the security guards in the Jeu de Paume see the museum? What is going on inside the LA library? Just how do we interact with the buildings we encounter every day?

For many people in Ireland and around the world, 2009 was a pretty bad year, filled with financial turmoil and uncertainty. But while many people worried themselves sick, some, like Tom Hayes, looked to see where the seeds of recovery lay. In April 2009, Tom founded TalentTank.ie; a web portal which offers a completely new model for the process of recruitment in Ireland, and which continues to prosper as the grip of the recession begins to ease.

Over recent weeks, the local and national media has been dominated with images of personal injuries and damage to property during the severe winter weather. Individuals are seeking compensation for their troubles and now, more so than ever, Public Liability Insurance is becoming a necessary cover for any occupation or business.