Eight things we know about travel this year
A transport bulletin from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) issued today reveals how transport has changed post COVID writes Geraldine Herbert 1. Traffic data shows that the volume of cars for the week commencing 02 August was just 12.6% lower in regional locations and 16.3% lower in Dublin than the same week in 2019 2. The volume of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) is now greater than it was for the same period in 2019 in Dublin. 3. The...
Cars and Coffee – The Perfect Combination
Laura Keane explains why “Cars and Coffee” events are becoming so popular around the country Cars and Coffee Ireland was the brainchild of a popular, but no longer running Irish internet car forum, where a few like minded individuals who appreciated the social aspect that a love of cars (and coffee!) can bring, decided to make it a more common occurrence. A venue and a time would be arranged once a month on the forum and...
Kearys Dacia launch Christmas Charity Test Drive for Penny Dinners
Kearys Dacia launch Christmas Charity Test Drive for Penny Dinners. To support the Christmas appeal by Cork’s Penny Dinners, Kearys Motors are serving up a great way to support this worthy Cork charity. For every Dacia test drive taken at Kearys for the month of December, the dealership will donate €20 to Cork Penny Dinners. “We want to donate as much as possible to Penny Dinners, who serve more than 1,000 meals a week to those in...
Car Rental With a Twist
Do you like the convenience of having a car but hate paying for fuel and coping with the ever increasing high cost of tax & insurance? An innovative system to allow access to cars by the hour may be just the solution! A significant number of urban dwellers have joined residents of other major cities in giving up their cars and turning to alternative forms of car use. A new car sharing system in Ireland, GoCar plans to persuade...
