WIN!! We have 5 pairs of Tickets to the National Ploughing Championships 2014
Fancy a trip to the biggest show in Ireland? To celebrate their return for the fifth year in a row to the National Ploughing Championships, Peugeot has partnered with WheelsforWomen.ie to give five lucky readers a pair of entry tickets to this year’s show. Taking place from 23rd – 25th September in Ratheniska, Co. Laois, over 200,000 visitors will enjoy thousands of exhibition stands on the one site. A wonderful social gathering for...
Buying On A Budget? – Ten New cars for less than €12,000
Fancy a new car but buying on a budget, we have ten new cars you can buy for less than €12,000 writes Geraldine Herbert 1 Dacia Sandero – €9,990 It’s hard not to be impressed with the Sandero. You get a huge amount for your money. And yes if you are stepping from a Ford Fiesta, an Opel Adam or a Renault Clio into a Sandero you’ll probably be distinctly underwhelmed but once behind the wheel it drives fine, offers plenty...
Continental Tyres in sponsorship deal with FAI to support women’s football
New Sponsorship deal supports Women’s football Continental has been named as the title sponsor of the Women’s National League. Kicking off on 24 August the leagure will be rebranded as the Continental Tyres Women’s National League The company will also lend its name to the Continental Tyres Women’s FAI Cup, the Continental Tyres Women’s Senior FAI Cup and the FAI’s Elite Camps that foster the development...
Car Selling Clichés
We reveal the advert terms that drive buyers crazy A car advert that claims ‘one careful lady owner’ could be turning potential buyers off the sale, according to a HPI survey to name the worst car advert clichés – careful lady owners came top, with ‘baby forces sale’ in second place. ‘Genuine reason for sale’ and ‘first to see will buy’ were joint third and fourth among phrases to avoid when wooing potential buyers. According...
Karen Tighe’s First Car
What was your first car ? My first car was a 1967 Morris MINI in Red. How did it change your life? I had it when I was 16 and had just dropped out of school. ( cars and guitars saved my life ) I drove it around Belfield (UCD) until I could manoevre and park really well. Then I drove it round Woodbine Nutley and Donnybrook until I got my provisional when I was 17. Eventually my Dad copped that I was driving a car with no brakes (!) he...
