So Your Car Won’t Start?
Suzanne Keane looks at some of reasons why your car is not starting You’re running late, it’s raining, you finally make it into your car and turn the key and nothing happens…. The most obvious reason is a dead battery but if a quick jump start doesn’t fix the problem it could be one of the issues below! This information won’t help you to fix the problem but it may help you to understand what has gone...
Alyx Coby secures third place in the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship
Newbridge teenage karting star Alyx Coby secured third place in the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship 13-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare was on track at the weekend as the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship made the journey west to Tynagh in Co. Galway for the ninth and final round of this year’s Championship. Competing in the IAME X30 Junior class, which caters for drivers aged 11 to 15, Coby headed into...
Electric cars take centre stage but SUVs still winning with consumers
The theme of this year’s Frankfurt motor show is the road from diesel to electric motors but how long will it take and what should Irish motorists be buying in the meantime asks Geraldine Herbert The future is electric was the clear message from the recent Frankfurt motor show. In the wake of the Volkswagen emission cheating scandal and with evidence of harmful pollution directly attributable to diesel, the global move against...
Car Chat with Niamh Kennedy
We talk cars with Tipperary native Niamh Kennedy who was crowned Miss Ireland 2016 Since being crowned Niamh has had a whirlwind year in the spotlight and has enjoyed a successful career modeling all over the country with The Andrea Roche Agency. She is most notably known as an ambassador for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland as she has being featured in newspaper articles and television and radio interviews sharing her family history...
Honda HR-V 1.6 i-DTEC
Honda’s HR-V is an attractive package that has a stylish exterior and spacious interior writes Hannah Gordon What is it? A mini SUV that goes head-to-head with the popular Nissan Juke, Opel Mokka X and Renault Captur. Who is it aimed at? The Honda HR-V benefits from bundles of interior space which overshadows its rivals, it also has the added extra of the ‘magic seat’ system which gives even more space. Perfect for a small...
