The Galway Energy Efficient Car
The Geec is the first and only Irish team in the world’s top ultra-efficiency competition, and the most energy-efficient car ever built in Ireland. The Galway energy-efficient car, the Geec, is an eco-car designed and built by NUI Galway engineering students. Every year since 2015, they have competed in Shell Eco-marathon Europe, a 16-km street-circuit race where the winner is the car that uses the least fuel or energy. This...
Tips for buying a used car
Buying a used car? How can we make sure we’re getting a good deal and not a rust bucket? Suzanne Keane has some tips When buying a car it’s important to research what you need, what you can afford and also what the common problems with your chosen model are! The tips below will give you an idea of what to look out for when buying second hand – 1. Mileage Check this against the most recent NCT cert. Look at the...
Irish Karting Champion Kayleigh Cole To Make Her Single Seater Debut for 2021
Young Irish Karting champion Kayleigh Cole (17 Years) from Cork is delighted to announce that she will make her single seater debut in the “2021 F1000 Championship” The 2021 F1000 Championship the UK’s fastest growing Single Seater Series which will run between April and October 2021. Kayleigh is the first Irish racing driver to participate in the superbike powered racing car, which can reach speeds of up to 150mph. Back in October...
Double Win for Nicole Drought on Final Britcar Weekend
Nicole Drought ended her Dunlop Britcar Endurance Campaign in the best possible way at Snetterton circuit in the UK today, taking two class wins for CJJ Motorsport. Teamed up once again with Sean Doyle, the pair were hoping to pay tribute to their patron John Campion, who sadly passed away last month after a battle with leukemia. With just one driver qualifying the car at this, the final race meeting of 2020, Nicole took the wheel and...
Ten things we learned about Transport in 2019
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal some interesting insights about transport activity in 2019 writes Geraldine Herbert 1) During 2019, a total of 191,104 penalty point endorsement notices were issued, an increase of 7.9% on the previous year and almost two thirds (64.3%) of all penalty point endorsement notices issued in 2019 were for speeding. 2) There were 864 drivers with 12 penalty points on their licences...
How to reduce your car insurance
Car insurance premiums are on the rise but it’s still possible to get a good deal if you follow these tips writes Geraldine Herbert If you’re concerned about rising car insurance premiums, you’re not alone. According to the CSO premiums have fallen by 6% in the past 12 months however a report by the Central bank published at the end of last year revealed that the average motor insurance premium increased by 42% between...
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