Win Win Win – Free GoCar membership and driving credit to the value of €115
We have free GoCar membership, vouchers and driving credit to the value of €115 to giveaway Car Rental With a Twist Do you like the convenience of having a car but hate paying for fuel and coping with the ever increasing high cost of tax & insurance? We have free GoCar membership for 2014 and free driving credit to the value of €115 to give away to one lucky reader and €20 vouchers for GoCar for three runners up. All you need...
Four new judges join the Women’s World Car of the Year Panel
Four new judges have been appointed to the jury panel for the Women’s World Car of the Year. Four new judges have been appointed to the jury panel for the Women’s World Car of the Year to extend the number of judges to 21 and the number of countries represented within the awards structure to twelve. Each judge is high profile in her own country and will be voting for this year’s awards which will be announced in the third...
First Drive: 2014 Can-Am Spyder RT
Sinéad Canny went to North East London to test drive BRP’s new 2014 Can-Am Spyder RT. Not what you call a glamorous setting, but with a machine as mystical as the Can-Am, scenery was the last thing on her mind. What is it? Probably the most asked question according to the dealers when people first feast their eyes on it. The Can-Am Spyder is a three-wheeled motorcycle manufactured by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). The...
2FM’s Ruth Scott Joins the Wheelsforwomen Crew
We’re delighted to welcome Ruth Scott, Radio DJ and presenter of RTÉ2FM’s Weekend Breakfast show, to the wheelsforwomen team, Ruth will be our new Guest reviewer. Ruth’s earliest memory is of family trips in a Hilman Hunter. Nothing spectacular about that you might think; except there were 8 kids, 2 parents & an aunty who was a nun. She had to get the front seat! From there, the Scott family progressed to an...
Women@SIMI Recognises Female Motor Industry Professionals
The inaugural Women@SIMI event was hosted recently by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry In January of this year, Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, made history when she became the first woman to lead a major US car manufacturer. Barra may not like it, but she is now name checked as a role model for women working in the highest echelons of the global auto industry, alongside Barb Samardzich of Ford Europe and many would argue...
