We’re growing! Danielle Murphy Joins WheelsForWomen.ie as a Contributor
To celebrate our third anniversary, we’re very excited to announce that Danielle Murphy, currently the highest ranked female Drift driver in Europe, is joining WheelsForWomen.ie as a regular contributor Danielle was the first ever Queen of Europe Ladies Drift League in 2013, coming runner up in the 2014 Championship and proving she can compete against the best teams in Europe by finishing 5th in a special pre-qualification event in...
Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC
Space, style and reliability come with a price worth striving for writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The Honda Civic Tourer is a compact estate version of the Civic Hatchback and as a result you get many of the benefits you’d expect from an MPV, like flexible seating and extra space. Who is it aimed at? If you need a car that can accommodate a young and growing family, the occasional school friend and from time to time a...
Women in the Outside Lane
Geraldine Herbert catches up with three very quick women and finds out the goals they are accelerating towards We live longer, achieve higher points in the leaving cert and, according to motor insurance companies, are less likely to have a serious accident. So why is our participation in motorsport almost on a par with female participation on stag nights? The predominance of men is the most visible example of a gender imbalance that...
Get the right deal to finance your new car
Spending hours finding a car to suit your needs but failing to research how best to finance it can cost you dearly in the long run writes Geraldine Herbert Nearly half of new car buyers will seal the deal within 30 minutes of setting foot inside the showroom, according to recent survey. But buying a car is a two stage process so it’s worth thinking about how you will fund the purchase long before you start short-listing...
2015 Geneva Motor Show
As the first European Motor Show of the year, you can always depend on the Geneva Motor Show to launch some spectacular new models writes Geraldine Herbert Dogged by recession and falling car sales this year’s Geneva Motor Show marked a new optimism as European Car makers finally turned a corner. Over 90 world premieres were unveiled at the show and everything from family-oriented cars, sports cars and SUVs battled for attention....