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Two or three years ago the headline above might not only be ignored but also do damage to the Nissan brand. Not any more! The Tiger is dead, and reality has come home to roost.

The Irish language is worth in excess of €136 million annually to the economy of Galway city and county, supports more than 5,000 jobs, and more than 90 per cent of city businesses believe that it is a unique selling point for Galway’s image and cultural identity.

Today sees the launch of the Galway City Council’s new access awareness advertising campaign as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Opel’s all-new 10th generation of the Astra will be launched at Cathal Duffy’s Opel headquarters, Castlebar, on Saturday December 12. All are welcome to attend the showrooms in Spencer Park from 12 noon to 4pm where light refreshments will be served. All attendees will be entered into a competition to win a brand new Astra on the day.

Driving the car is a rite of passage for young people. It signals greater independence and the coming of adulthood. For many young people it is a sign of status. Young drivers are known as greater risk takers relative to adults. This, combined with the operation of a several ton vehicle and limited on-the-road experience, is clearly a mix that leads to greater risk. Reducing risk requires multiple interventions.

A taxi driver was so intent on squirming his way into a rank space that he blocked up traffic, completely ignored a garda rapping on his window, and then dangerously edged his car in “on top” of the garda who had to take evasive action to avoid being hit.

The Shell to Sea campaign has suffered a blow as one of its leading activists was found guilty of two separate public order offences committed while protesting against the gas pipeline.

The new Astra has arrived in Ireland with an extensive line-up of eight engines and five trim levels.

If you want to avoid being breathalysed, you should be a female motorist in rural Munster on a Tuesday afternoon. If you want to maximise your chances of being breathalysed, you should be a male driver in Dublin between 7pm and 10pm on a Saturday. That’s according to an AA Motorists’ Panel survey of 8,600 motorists nationwide.

I drove the all-new stylish Opel Astra a few months ago on German roads. The versions that we drove handled and performed very well. The styling of the new model could be described as an evolution rather than a revolution, but in this area, it goes further than its great rival - the Volkswagen Golf.