Stunt Drive Ireland
Fancy trying your hand at Stunt Driving? I take a trip to Wicklow to learn some stunt driving secrets writes Suzanne Keane I may (or may not be) a stranger to pulling a handbrake turn in a wet car park but when the invitation to visit Stunt Drive Ireland popped into my inbox I couldn’t resist the challenge Arriving at the centre in Co. Wicklow I was greeted by Aoife Byrne – a real life stuntwoman who has been set on fire...
Eternal Love
Smitten motorists tell of the special bonds with their metal pals writes Geraldine Herbert On the whole, I like to think I’m rational, educated and quite a grounded sort of person. I’m not what you would call sentimental, particularly about material objects; I may have more shoes than anyone has a right to own, an ever growing collection of sunglasses and an oversupply of scarves but I have no real emotional connection to any of...
Win Tickets to the AXA National Classic Car Show 2016
Want to get up close and personal with some real vintage gems? We have five pairs of tickets to give away to the AXA National Classic Car Show in the Simmonscourt Hall at the Royal Dublin Society show grounds in Dublin on the 5th and 6th of March Last year huge crowds attended the RDS to see the finest collection of classic, Veteran and Vintage cars ever gathered together in Ireland. The event is not only a huge display of vehicles...
Definitive guide to PCP deals
Personal Contract Plans (PCP) are a popular way to stretch a budget but there are some things to bear in mind, writes Geraldine Herbert Car sales are booming with almost 125,000 new registrations in 2015, up more than 30 per cent on 2014, according to figures from the SIMI. Sales so far for this year show similar increases and 2016 is set to be the third consecutive year of growth. The depressed car market of the past few years has...
Buying a seven seat MPV? We test three
Seven seat cars may be considered distress purchases but there are a couple of new offerings that promise much more than simply practicality writes Geraldine Herbert For many buying an MPV is a rite of passage, that time in life when the last vestiges of youth’s frivolity dissipate in favour of night feeds and school runs. But as a parent of two young boys and a few dogs in tow I have to admit the charms of a seven...
