Ten things to know about new car sales so far this year
For the third month in succession car sales are down writes Geraldine Herbert To the end of March this year, 75,967 new private cars have been licensed, down from 93,205 in the same time last year. Toyota maintained its position as Ireland’s favourite car manufacturer with a 9.87% market share ahead of Ford, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Nissan. The most popular new car is the Hyundai Tucson followed by the Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus,...
Students take Road Safety message to the Catwalk
Students raise awareness of the importance of seat belts A dress made completely from seat belts is in the running for a design award in the Junk Koutoure Recycled Fashion Competition, sponsored by Bank of Ireland. Three enterprising students from Ursuline college Sligo, Eimear Joyce, Rachael Quigley and Émer Mc kenna (who also models the dress ) created the dress to highlight the importance of road safety and to encourage young...
Why a 30km/h city speed limit is a good idea
New Dublin City Council 30km/h speed limits come into effect writes Geraldine Herbert A 30km/h speed limit has been extended to all residential roads within Dublin’s canals and will be further extended to Sandymount, Glasnevin, Crumlin and Cabra from May. A detailed map of the areas now included can be accessed here. Reducing speed limits is rarely supported by drivers but here are five reasons why the reduction should be...
