Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Nissan in the Pink supporting Breast Cancer Ireland

The Nissan Micra has launched Pink Week which runs from tomorrow 16 November to Saturday 24 November. This is an initiative to raise funds for Breast Cancer Ireland and their pioneering research programmes. If you want to help the cause, then pop into your local Nissan dealer during the week and request a Nissan Micra […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Lisbon Coast 2013 – Save €100 per person

Concorde Travel has just released their Summer 2013 programme to the Lisbon Coast and have a special early booking offer – get €100 off per person if paid in full at the time of booking on selected departures. They offer 1 week packages, tailor made holidays and two-centre holidays between Lisbon Coast and Lisbon city. […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

New Opel Astra range arrives in Ireland

The new generation range of Opel Astras have gone on sale here with prices starting from €18,995 for the 5-door model, writes Trish Whelan. The saloon version starts from €19,495. The range also includes the Sports Tourer station wagon and the 3-door GTC coupé as well as the high performance OPC version. The range includes […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Carculator.ie shows how much your car costs to run

Motorcheck.ie, in association with Renault Ireland, has launched ‘Carculator.ie’ website that allows users estimate the running costs of their current car for comparison against an equivalent model in Renault’s 2013 product range. ‘Carculator.ie’ is a fun and easy-to-use website that takes your current car and, together with your annual mileage estimates its runnign costs for […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Carculator.ie shows how much your car costs to run

Motorcheck.ie, in association with Renault Ireland, has launched ‘Carculator.ie’ website that allows users estimate the running costs of their current car for comparison against an equivalent model in Renault’s 2013 product range. ‘Carculator.ie’ is a fun and easy-to-use website that takes your current car and, together with your annual mileage estimates its runnign costs for […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Midterm offers from Crystal Ski

February is the ideal time for a ski holiday with comfortable temperatures, relatively quiet slopes and snow which is in perfect conditioning for skiing. Crystal Ski have a selection of midterm offers to suit all tastes and budgets, to destinations such as Andorra, Austria, Italy and France. Andorra – depart 10 February 2013 Stay in […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

Peugeot 208 is ‘Leader of the Pack’

The new Peugeot 208 is segment leader for low C02 emissions, ahead of its many rivals. Peugeot’s Marketing Manager Emma Toner says the only model in the small car B1 segment out of a total of 29 models to deliver both petrol and diesel models at sub-100g of C02, the new 208 offers up to […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

43% of drivers won’t claim after a crash

More than 40 percent of drivers in Ireland won’t make a claim to their motor insurance provider following a crash, the AA has learnt following a poll of over 7,500 motorists. Among the main reasons given by drivers were a desire not to affect their no claims discount, fear that their premiums would sky rocket, […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

New Ford Fiesta being built in Cologne

Ford has started volume production of its new Fiesta at the company’s Cologne assembly plant for deliveries from January, writes Trish Whelan. The new Fiesta made its public debut at the recent Paris Motor Show. This latest Fiesta features new smart technologies and a breakthrough powertrain line-up. Seven powertrain options include both diesel and petrol […]

Irish Car and Travel News

Author: Brian Byrne

New Range Rover prices revealed

The new generation Range Rover will start at €119,000 when it goes on sale for January 2013 in Ireland, writes Brian Byrne from the model’s global launch in Morocco. Powertrains in the new generation Range Rover will include for the first time the 3.0 TDV6 diesel. The engine is capable of providing the same performance as […]