Women in Saudi Arabia are poised to start driving from Sunday
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world to impose a ban on women’s driving, but that is all set to change this weekend writes Geraldine Herbert What is new for Saudi Women? Saudi Arabia announced in September that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom. From June 24th women will be allowed to get a...
What you should do if your car gets recalled
As the number of recalls continue to rise what does it mean for you asks Geraldine Herbert With close to 150,000 cars recalled in Ireland in any year, the chances are at some stage, if you are the owner of a car, that it will be recalled. From toys to seat belts, vehicle and other product recalls occur monthly and continue to be a fact of life. For the most part, recalls go unreported because they’re minor and relatively...
Podium finish for Alyx Coby in Athboy
Young Alyx Coby is going from strength to strength this year 13-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, was back on the grid in Athboy, Co. Meath at the weekend as the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship made its way to the circuit for Round 3 of the series. With the tight and twisty layout of the track making overtaking challenging, achieving a good finish in the day’s two qualifying heats was going to be important....
One to watch: Órla Lynch
We profile 12 year old Órla Lynch making her name in the competitive world of Motocross At just 12 years old Órla Lynch has contested 2 Motocross championships, the Southern Centre which cover the 26 counties and the Irish which covers the 32 counties. Travelling the length and breath of Ireland the Southern Centre consisted of 6 rounds which took place in Dundalk, Birdhill, Castlelyons, Doon, Derryarkin and Clonroche. The Irish...
A new Emergency call system to be installed on all new cars
From March 31st all new models of cars and vans sold in the EU will have to be equipped with the new eCall life-saving system writes Geraldine Herbert The 60 minutes following a crash are vital time for road traffic victims. Known as the “golden hour” your chances of survival increases dramatically if trained professionals can treat you within this time period. What is E-call? An new Automatic Emergency Call (eCall) which can...
Shop around and drive a great 181 bargain
From shopping vouchers to free servicing, it’s enough to make the end of the year a truly festive season for new car buyers, writes Geraldine Herbert Now is a good time to buy an Alfa Romeo, from now until December 31 2017, the Italian car maker is offering Personal Contract Plan (PCP) finance, with an APR rate of 2.9%, or a Hire Purchase (HP) finance rate from 0%. At Audi dealerships around the country, the 181 Sales Event has...
