Car for a Star with JJ Burke Renault
JJ Burke Renault are giving one lucky frontline worker a brand new Renault Captur for a whole year as part of the ‘Car for a Star’ competition kicking off next Monday 12th April For the last year while we’ve been told to stay at home to stay safe, extraordinary essential workers have gone the extra mile to keep the country going. To say thanks and acknowledge the amazing work JJ Burke Renault, Ballinrobe have teamed up...
How To Choose The Perfect Car
Choosing the right car is perhaps one of the more notable decisions you will have to make within the next five years of your life. This decision can go either way; you could either end up with something you love and never want to get rid of, or for the more unfortunate, you could end up counting down the days until you can afford something else. Because of this, it is vital that you know how to make the right decision, and this is...
Val Robus’s First Car
Photographer and blogger Val Robus recalls her first car What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a Mini – think Mr. Bean’s car and you’ve got the idea. I was 17 when I bought it and learned how to drive in it. How did you come by the vehicle? My driving instructor recommended it to me. What do you remember about it? It was a heap! It was held together with fiberglass and...
Siobhán Cronin’s First Car
Siobhán Cronin, News Editor of the Southern Star tells us all about her first car What was your first car and why did you buy it? It was a little lime green Renault 5 which I bought in Ballyfarnon, Co Roscommon, in 1989, having just started my first job – as a ‘roving’ reporter with the Leitrim Observer. Would you describe yourself as a car enthusiast? Well, I have always loved cars. As a child I never had many dolls but I had a big...
Euro NCAP’s 2020: Challenges and Progress
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