Be prepared for an Emergency with Mr Safety Kit
Be ready for any emergency with the Mr Safety Kit Under a proposal from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) failing to have an emergency kit in your car could become a penalty-point offence. An enterprising group of transition students from Newbridge College in Co. Kildare have designed a car safety kit that complies with the new proposed legislation and contains all the essentials needed in the event of an emergency. The company known as...
Car Chat with Dr Ciara Kelly
We talk Cars with Operation Transformation’s Dr Ciara Kelly Ciara Kelly is a GP, Broadcaster and award winning Columnist with the Sunday Independent. She is the Medical expert on RTE’s Operation Transformation & Newstalk’s The Right Hook. She is a Partner in The Carrig Clinic in Greystones and lives with her husband, four kids and giant dog If you were a car what car would you be? I’d like to be a Porsche 356...
Volkswagen Golf Estate
Looking for a little more practicality than a hatchback, Suzanne Keane test drives the VW Golf Estate to see how much more it offers What is it? The Volkswagen Golf has always been a popular choice on Irish roads but in estate form it offers extra practicality. Who is it aimed at? The Golf estate will appeal to a hatchback driver who needs some extra space in a car that looks a little more grown up. Styling? Previous models of the VW...
Volvo XC60 D4 (190hp) AWD ES
Can the Volvo XC60 tempt buyers away from the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Range Rover Evoque asks Hannah Gordon What is it? Not another SUV entering the market I hear you say, the Volvo XC60 has improved massively in the last year or two and is now a contender in leading the mid-size SUV market. With sharp and attractive styling, comfort and irritability the Volvo XC60 definitely deserves its place amongst the German competition. Who is it...
Jennifer Mullan goes Ice Driving in Norway
Jennifer Mullan returned to Valerbanen in Norway to rediscover just how much fun ice driving really is Around this time last year I set off on a trip to Norway when my friend Aleksander Schjerpen and his father Trygve invited myself and a few others over to their track, Valerbanen to have a go at driving on snow and ice in various vehicles. Not knowing what to expect we headed over and had the best weekend ever and spent the rest of...
