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Irishwoman was the first person in history to die in a car accident 1869
In memory of Mary Ward It is said that death by car accident is the 9th leading cause of death today with 1.2m people dying in car crashes worldwide each year.Modern statistics have revealed that about 40% of fatal collisions are due to excessive speed, and closly following on from that is alcohol consumption contributes to 38% of deaths. But...
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Ireland snapping up older UK cars
Ireland is snapping up 'older cars rejected in the UK' It has become quite apparent now, particularly since the announcement of Brexit, that Irish motorists are opting to head to the United Kingdom to avail themselves cheaper and in many instances better spec vehicles than to spend in showrooms here in Ireland. Traditionally, motor dealerships here in Ireland have always...
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Ever wondered why a cars indicator makes a clicking noise
History of the car indicator As a driver, you know how annoying the indicator clicking sound is, especially when stopped at the lights and sometimes the gentle rhythmic tick, tick, tick sound can be hypnotic to some extent. No matter how you feel about it, you can’t avoid it but you might ask, how did the ticking of the indicator...
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Gowan Motor Group to take over Opel Ireland
The Gowan Group of motor dealerships, which is owned by the Maughan family, is set to take over Opel Ireland and this acquisition will be added to the Peugeot and Honda franchises which they already hold here in the Republic. This acquisition will be subject to a regulatory agreement, but when it is passed it will see the Gowan group...
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Ireland’s biggest car show takes place this weekend.
Ireland’s biggest car showis taking place this Sunday, July 7 at Terenure College, Dublin. The show has been organised with funds raised bythe Samaritansand a huge amount of cars will be on display. Theeventwill see about 1,200 cars on display as well as a wide choice of food stalls, music and children's amusements. It is the 60th year for...
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Irish Electric Car Sales On The Increase
EV Sales So far this year, in the first quarter, there has been as many electric cars sold than in the whole of 2018. Industry figures have revealed that 330 new electric car were registered in Ireland during the month of February, compared to just 72 in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,129 electric cars have...
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Retired UK Copper stumbles across his old patrol car from the 1970s at a classic car show
A retired UK policeman has stumbled across the patrol car he drove when he was an officer in the 1970s at a classic car show. Gareth Owen, 58, spotted his former blue and white Leyland Mini 850 patrol car when he went to a classic car show at the Birmingham NEC. To his great surprise, among the 3,000 vehicles on...
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Marilyn Monroe's Thunderbird to go on auction
Marilyn Monroe's Thunderbird is going to auction and could fetch as much as $500,000 The two-seater convertible which was owned by Marilyn Monroe is going up for auction in November and could be worth up to half a million dollars. Marilyn owned the 1956 raven black Ford Thunderbird, for six years until shortly before her death in 1962, is...
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The Shamrock: The Irish car that didn’t have the Luck of the Irish
The Shamrock Irish car that didn’t have the Luck of the Irish One critic called it, 'A small car wearing a big American car costume,'. Could this be one of the world's most collectable motor cars, albeit for all the wrong reasons? This is the Shamrock, a little known and probably the rarest Irish car which began production in Castleblaney, Co...
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New book on Ireland’s Auto Manufacturing and Assembling History
New book on Ireland’s Auto Manufacturing and Assembling History - A rare insight into our motoring history: When 50 brands assembled cars here A new book is being released on Monday celebrating Ireland’s Automotive Manufacturing history. Ireland is not necessarily remembered for or even associate with vehicle manufacturing anymore but at one time it did indeed have an automotive...