Nicole Drought joins Murphy Prototypes Young Driver programme
Nicole Drought has announced a partnership with Irish Sportscar team Murphy Prototypes Irish Touring Car Star and Sean Edwards Foundation Ambassador Nicole Drought has announced a partnership with Irish Sportscar team Murphy Prototypes. Nicole is to join the team’s Young Driver programme and will attend some of the remaining rounds of the ELMS series around Europe with the team. Last weekend Nicole joined the Global GT Lights...
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...
eFlow tags are to be withdrawn from the M1, M7/M8 and the N25
From the 31st August the barriers will no longer lift for eFlow customers at three Toll p[azas around the country, why is this happening and what can eflow customers do asks Geraldine Herbert How many toll roads are there in Ireland? There are eleven toll roads in Ireland. This includes both standard toll plazas and the barrier-free M50 toll in Dublin. Do you need different tags for each? No, the Transport Infrastructure Ireland...
What will Brexit mean for the Irish Car Market
What impact is Brexit likely to have on the Irish car market asks Geraldine Herbert The decision by 52% of the UK to leave the EU has a huge impact on the Irish economy, not least on the car market. While it will take time for the full consequences to be determined already analysts are warning that as sterling continues to weaken against the Euro by an estimated 15-25% the impact will be an influx of UK vehicles being imported into...
