WIN! Two Nights B & B in the gibson hotel, Dublin
Fancy a nice summer break in the city? Well we have just the thing for you. The Gibson Hotel are celebrating their 4th birthday and you too can share in the celebrations. We are giving away two nights bed and breakfast in this gorgeous city centre hotel The gibson hotel, one of Dublin’s most accessible hotels served by the red Luas line, and just off the M50 via the port tunnel, is offering some great value deals for those looking to...
Affairs of the Heart
Some cars make no rational sense whatsoever but poor fuel economy, high servicing costs and eye-watering depreciation do nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of their owners says Geraldine Herbert Critical decisions are made in seconds, we may dither about our lunchtime sandwich, agonise over a pair of shoes and worry about the particular shade of green in our shirt but when it comes to cars, instinct takes over. Fast, shiny and...
Ruth Scott drives the new Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Zetec
Guest Reviewer, RTÉ 2FM’s Ruth Scott Drives the New Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Zetec When word got to the house that the Ford Fiesta was coming to visit for a week, the news was treated as if a cuddly toy was coming to visit. Cries of “oh that’ll be so cute & cuddly” were heard! The expectation was of a dinky car. Fast forward the arrival & we were all fairly surprised. Firstly my boyfriend’s hockey bag fitted in the boot. Let...
Continental Media Cup – Girls on the Ball
As the World Cup kicked off St. George’s Park hosted its own tournament, the Continental Media Cup representing Ireland and wheelsforwomem was Jennifer Mullan This year a male and female team of Irish media representatives were asked by Continental tyres to make the trip to St.Georges Park Football Centre for the first time to take part in the annual Continental Tyres Media Cup soccer tournament. Originally I was planning on...
Ten things you may not know about electric cars
As the EU continues to crackdown on carbon dioxide emissions more and more car manufactures are likely to offer electric cars in the future, here are ten things you may not know about electric cars writes Geraldine Herbert 1) Electric cars have been around for over 170 years. 2) Over 120 electric cars have been sold this year alone compared with just 19 for the same period last year. 3) Currently there are 13 electric vehicle models...
