Automatic or Manual – which to choose?
May01

Automatic or Manual – which to choose?

30% of all new cars on Irish roads are now automatics so are automatics better than manual and what do you need to consider when choosing between them? We get some expert advice from Ladybird Driving School One of the most intense debates in the car industry is the use of automatic and manual transmissions. Simply go into any room with car enthusiasts, throw the question out there, then watch and listen to the variety of arguments...

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Apple’s Busy Year Culminates on the Road with Project Titan
Apr30

Apple’s Busy Year Culminates on the Road with Project Titan

It would perhaps be the understatement of the decade to say that Apple has been busy this year. From their 2020 releases to a fair few headline-making U-turns in their dealings with other companies, the year has been both rocky, and simply business-as-usual for the tech giant. In fact, you would need to read an entirely separate article detailing every move, announcement, change, and public display Apple got itself into between now...

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Podium finish and new lap record for 14-year-old Alyx Coby at Mondello Park
Apr17

Podium finish and new lap record for 14-year-old Alyx Coby at Mondello Park

The 2019 Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship got underway last weekend at Mondello Park. Taking to the grid to embark on her seventh season in the sport was 14-year-old Alyx Coby from Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Now entering her final year in the IAME X30 Junior class of the series, aimed at drivers aged 11-16, she has her sights set firmly on improving on her third-place finish from the previous two seasons. With 19 karts on the...

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Flogas lends ‘wheely’ great support to motorbike racer Nicole Lynch
Apr05

Flogas lends ‘wheely’ great support to motorbike racer Nicole Lynch

  Flogas brand ambassador and wheelsforwomen contributor Nicole Lynch is ‘revving’ into the 2019 season with a new bike and a host of Ireland and UK dates on her racing calendar.  Nicole is pursuing her dream of becoming a professional motorbike racer and drives a Dacia Logan converted to Flogas Autogas to compete at race meetings. Nicole Lynch said, “Flogas has been a huge support to me and the use of the Flogas Autogas car has...

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Ireland’s only all female instructor driving school
Apr01

Ireland’s only all female instructor driving school

We meet the team behind Ireland’s only all-female instructor Driving School  Ladybird Driving School originated as a result of the driving instruction industry being extremely dominated and flooded by males and we estimate it at around 80/20 or more but there are no official figures. We are proud to say that we are Ireland’s only all-female instructor driving school and since our launch in October 2018 we have grown...

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