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'Cars for Bars' plan for rural areas
A government Minister has suggested that there should be a 'Cars for Bars' initiative to bring people to and from the pub in rural areas or Ireland. Brendan Griffin, who is the Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Transport, and Sport, wants to introduce a scheme where people would volunteer to drive other locals in the community for...
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4,000 drivers fined for Dublin Port Tunnel speeding
4000 drivers fined for Dublin Port Tunnel speeding More than 4,000 drivers have been issued with speeding fines after exceeding the speed limit at the Dublin Port Tunnel. The new 'average speed' detection system was introduced just six months ago and in that time the system has caught thousands of drivers in the speed trap. The new cameras time vehicles...
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Electric car owners will not have to pay tolls
Electric car owners will not be required to pay toll charges on national routes in the coming months. Motorists could also get access to free parking in the future if they have a fossil fuel-free vehicles. Denis Naughten, the Communications Minister, has predicted initiatives and incentives for electric cars would likely see their number on Irish roads increase by a...
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Sole traders could save €12k tax on cars
Tax savings for Sole Traders A new measure which came into force after the budget has escaped widespread attention. The new and cost-saving measure could mean that sole traders would save around €12,000 on income tax if they buy an electric vehicle (EV). The Accelerated Capital Allowances deal means that self employed sole traders who buy an EV can front-load...
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WATCH: Tipperary farmer displays his Christmas tractor display
A Tipperary farmer who is famous for his Christmas light displays has outdone himself compared to previous years when he took about 80 hours to envelope his tractors with light Murt Toohey, a farmer from Borrisokane in Tipperary has been decorating his tractors for the past eight years but this year he decided to take his Christmas light decorations to...
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Alibaba to sell cars in China from gigantic vending machines
Alibaba, the world's largest and most valuable retailer is planning to sell cars from giant vending machines in China. The company surpassed Walmart in 2016 to become the world biggest retailer with operations in over 200 countries, as well as one of the largest Internet companies. Its online sales and profits surpassed all US retailers including Walmart, Amazon and eBay...
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Why is the Irish driving test so hard, expensive and difficult to pass?
Why is the driving test so hard and expensive? Passing a driving test is certainly not easy and always challenging, expensive and stressful, except, seemingly for Mexico, where it would seem for the moment, you don’t have to sit a driving test). In stark contrast to Mexico and many other parts of the world, it would seem that Ireland is...
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Learner drivers face seven-month wait for driving test
Troubling new figures reveal that learner drivers are facing up to seven months on the waiting list to get a driving test. The number of people waiting for their driving test has shot up from 44,000 to 76,000 since October. In reality, learner drivers may be losing out on job opportunities because of the waiting time and they will also...
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Dundalk Dealership offers €3k reward for information on stolen Audi A4
Dundalk car dealer offers €3k reward Brazen thieves stole an Audi A4 in broad daylight from a dealership in County Louth on Friday. The audacious theft was captured on CCTV at Gerry Cumiskey's Volkswagen dealership at Dundalk Retail park around 2.20pm on Friday, December 8. The thieves drove straight out of the dealership with the high-end vehicle. The registration of...
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Gridlock as Luas Cross City struggles with traffic signal failure and rush-hour traffic
There was traffic gridlock this morning in Dublin City centre as the new Luas Cross City trams struggled with traffic signal failures and rush-hour traffic. Commuters were frustrated as massive traffic congestion caused early morning delays in the city centre A traffic signalling failure caused much of the traffic chaos across the city on this morning, which is the the...