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Long awaited contactless card payment facilities have been announced this week for the M8 Fermoy Toll and the Limerick Tunnel. On Tuesday BOI Payment Acceptance (BOIPA) and Direct Route announced the new payment method for both toll plazas, which has been...
Since its launch in 2018, the CUPRA brand has gone from strength to strength, developing a range of premium and technologically advanced vehicles based on contemporary design and sporty performance in the eagerly anticipated Formentor, the first car uniquely...
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is bringing the new Caddy onto the market. The fifth generation of the highly successful model, of which over three million units have been produced, is launching as a Kombi and family MPV, a city delivery van and a...

REVIEW: Peugeot 208

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‘Lively’ that’s the one word summary I gave to people when they asked me last week what the new Peugeot 208 was like. Of course it’s much more, but from the moment I sat into the car at Peugeot’s...

REVIEW: Honda e

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It took Honda a long time to produce their first electric car, but I think it was worth the wait.  The Japanese company produced a concept electric version in 2017, but the Honda e is their first mass market...

A Swift facelift for 2021

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Following on from its launch in the Japanese domestic market, Suzuki Motor Corporation unveiled the Swift for Europe at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show as its all new global compact supermini and it has now been facelifted for 2021...
The Maxol Group has announced a carbon emissions offsetting programme that aims to support a number of green initiatives both at home and globally, including the planting of 10,000 trees across the island of Ireland, local community projects and...
1.3 million people die globally in traffic each year. Last year in Ireland there were *137 fatal collisions resulting in 148 fatalities on Irish roads.  Leaders in safety, Volvo Cars, has saved a million lives since it first introduced the 3-point safety belt in 1959, which was...
As cold weather conditions set in, mobility solutions specialist, easytrip, Ireland’s only electronic parking and tolling tag provider, is advising motorists to get their vehicle winter ready for the extended darker hours and more hazardous driving conditions in the...
World premiere: Volkswagen will introduce the new Golf R1 on 4 November It’s the flagship model of the most successful Volkswagen of all times. Now the countdown to the world premiere of the new Golf R has started – the...

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