Continental Media Cup – Girls on the Ball
As the World Cup kicked off St. George’s Park hosted its own tournament, the Continental Media Cup representing Ireland and wheelsforwomem was Jennifer Mullan This year a male and female team of Irish media representatives were asked by Continental tyres to make the trip to St.Georges Park Football Centre for the first time to take part in the annual Continental Tyres Media Cup soccer tournament. Originally I was planning on...
Ten things you may not know about electric cars
As the EU continues to crackdown on carbon dioxide emissions more and more car manufactures are likely to offer electric cars in the future, here are ten things you may not know about electric cars writes Geraldine Herbert 1) Electric cars have been around for over 170 years. 2) Over 120 electric cars have been sold this year alone compared with just 19 for the same period last year. 3) Currently there are 13 electric vehicle models...
Driving them Crazy: Family Road Trip
Want to take a family road trip this Summer and still be smiling at the end of it? There are some cars more suited to road trips than others advises Geraldine Herbert Who can resist the appeal of the open road? As the school holidays loom the promise of adventure beckons. But whether it is for a day away, a weekend escape or a longer holiday family road trips bring out the best and the worst in everyone. The endless scrabbling, the...
First Drive: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Mitsubishi promise incredible fuel economy and ultra-low emissions from their new Outlander PHEV, can they really deliver writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? It may look like a regular Outlander but the Outlander PHEV is the world’s first four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or PHEV in short. First impressions of the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV? There is no sign initially that this is an electric vehicle, it looks...
Jennifer Mullan returns to Mondello to compete in Formula Ford
Jennifer Mullan returned to racing last weekend and made her Formula Ford debut at Mondello Park It’s been some time but I’m delighted to be back in action. Other than taking part in a Rallycross event and getting the amazing opportunity to test a Ginetta G55 around Silverstone in the latter part of last year, I haven’t been in the driving seat since the last time I reported on the Leinster Trophy event in September. The decision was...
