New Mum, New Car
Over a third of all pregnant women change cars during pregnancy. We have some tips for choosing the right car writes Geraldine Herbert Nobody really prepares you for what lies ahead when you have your first baby.From the endless information and lists of “must-buys” some are necessary – such as a cot, car seat, pram, clothes, and nappies – while others simply offer convenience but a third of us will change our...
Sing your way home for Christmas
We are compiling the ultimate festive driving home for Christmas Spotify playlist We want to know what is the most popular Christmas song to listen to in your car! Leave a comment in the box below of your favourite Christmas track and we will be posting our Ultimate Christmas playlist on Spotify very soon Some classics include Chris Rea Driving Home for Christmas Band Aid Do They Know it’s Christmas Time Mariah Carey All I Want for...
What’s new in Child Car Seats
Suzanne Keane rounds up the latest in Child Car Seats Do you know a family in need? The wonderful team at rearfacing.ie are doing their bit to give back this Christmas and are looking for nominations for families that would benefit from a free safe child seat. To nominate a family that you feel would benefit from this send an email to info@rearfacing.ie with the age of the child, their location and while you feel they should be...
From a McLaren To a Mini- Nicole Drought to tackle Killarney Historic Rally
Nicole Drought is set to make her rally debut at the Killarney Historic Rally this weekend Having successfully tested a 600 bhp McLaren GT3 car at Silverstone just a few weeks ago, Nicole Drought moves to the other end of the spectrum this weekend as she makes her rally debut at the Killarney Historic Rally at the wheel of a Mini Cooper S. Nicole will drive the E Fox Engineers Mini for the first time this Friday, just a day...
Women are 17% more likely to die in car accidents than men
Safety tests must reflect all types of car users, not just the ‘average male’ writes Geraldine Herbert When was the last time you checked the safety credentials of a car and were reassured by a five-star safety rating? It seems those star ratings may not apply to all car passengers equally. According to new research by the University of Virginia, women are 17%c more likely to die in a car accident than men, twice as likely...
Get your car ready for Winter!
As the days begin to shorten its time to get your car ready for winter writes Suzanne Keane Here are some tips to prepare you and your car for the winter 1. Anti-freeze It’s called anti-freeze for a good reason! You may remember from science class (all those years ago) that when water freezes it expands. Therefore if you have lots of water (and not much antifreeze) in your cooling system if/when it freezes it can do damage to...