Win a beautiful bouquet of summer flowers
It may be a little dull outside but our friends in Shelia’ Flowers are offering the chance to bring Summer indoors and are giving away a bouquet of summer flowers, worth €99, to one lucky reader. Sheilas Flowers are situated in Blackrock Shopping Centre and have a beautiful range of flowers received daily from Holland. Sheilas is also an online delivery store which offers a delivery service throughout Ireland and Worldwide and...
First Drive: Honda HR-V
Is there room for one more compact crossover? We went to Lisbon to check out Honda’s new HR-V Geraldine Herbert What is it? Honda may have pioneered the concept of the small sports utility vehicle (SUV), when the original HR-V model was launched in 1998, but it was Nissan that changed the way we think about family motoring with its Qashqai. Designed to appeal to young families unimpressed by the typical mini-MPV, the HR-V will...
Suzuki Vitara 1.6 DDiS GLX ALLGRIP
Suzuki’s little SUV combines winning traits of space, style and flexibility writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? If we needed any more proof that Crossovers are the fastest growing segment in the car market, the recent launch of five new arrivals confirms this and Suzuki Vitara is one of the latest to join the fray. Who is it aimed at? Suzuki’s fourth generation Vitara comes hot on the heels of the Jeep Renegade, Fiat...
First Drive: Ford Grand C-MAX
It may only be a fraction bigger than the Ford C-Max but there’s room for seven in the new Grand C-Max writes Suzanne Keane What is it? Ford have updated the C-MAX for 2015 and the Grand C-Max version comes with 7 seats to suit families in need of a more versatile space. First impressions of the new Ford Grand C-MAX? The Grand C-MAX looks very much part of the new Ford family with oversized grille and bonnet bulges. What about the...
Top Award for young Alyx Coby
11-year-old kart racer from Newbridge, Alyx Coby has been awarded the John Brennan Award Following in the footsteps of her father, Gary, Alyx Coby, a young kart racer from Newbridge, Co. Kildare is fast proving a real contender in the Motorsport Ireland Cadet Karting Championship with a trophy cabinet to prove it. Last weekend she was awarded the very prestigious John Brennan Award at the Irish Karting Club’s annual “C Plate”...
