Opel Ireland set to redistribute over €3,000,000 worth of food
Opel Ireland has joined forces with the award winning social enterprise FoodCloud – ‘Fuelling the Food Movement’ with 7 custom specified Opel vans. Opel Ireland is to pledge its commitment to help drive social change as it joins the award winning FoodCloud in Ireland. Through the provision of seven custom specified Opel vans, this partnership is set to deliver the equivalent of 2.3 million meals to over 250 charities in the...
Government is considering increasing the price of diesel
Amid health concerns the Government is considering raising the excise duty and therefore the price of diesel writes Geraldine Herbert What are the health concerns of diesel? The high number of diesel vehicles, particularly in cities, is giving rise to health concerns due to health implications of higher NOX (nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide), sulphur oxide and particle matter emissions associated with these vehicles. The World Health...
We are spending more time finding the perfect car
New survey reveals the time Irish drivers are dedicating to finding the perfect car Buying a new car can be a lengthy process – from researching online sites and dealerships, deciding on the type and model to suit your specific needs and finally going for test drives. As the car industry continues to recover, Irish people are investing more time in making the decision to upgrade their wheels. To highlight the three-hour...
First drive: Renault Clio
The refreshed Renault Clio is smarter looking and comes with extra technology and new frugal engines writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The Clio is one of the world’s most successful cars, an impressive 13 million have been sold since it first drove off with the European Car of the Year award in 1991. The current fourth-generation range was launched in 2012. First impressions of the new Renault Clio? Time has been good to the...
Ruth Scott drives the Renault Kadjar
Our Guest Reviewer, RTÉ 2FM’s Ruth Scott gets behind the wheel of Renault’s Five-door SUV the Kadjar The Kadjar is like a woman with a very strong jawline. I found myself quizzically looking at it. Superficially it has vaguely interesting things like the 3-D lights on the front. The tyres were huge and yet it was an easy car to get into; So much so that my best friend swore that his granny would be able to get into the seats without...
