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Three Irish People Die Each Day Due To Pollution
3 Irish People Die Each Day Due To Pollution Shocking New Statistics Revealed The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has released a new report today with the shocking statistic, that Pollution is the cause of 1,200 premature deaths each year in Ireland. The report highlights the terrible human cost of Ireland’s failure to maintain a quality environment for all its citizens....
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Next Generation Motor Apprenticeships
Next Generation Electric Car Apprenticeships With the advent of autonomous and electric cars on Irish roads, there is shortage of qualified Auto Electrical engineers and mechanics. As a result, Nissan Ireland is to hire 40 new apprentices to address the shortage of personnel in the rapidly growing electric and autonomous car sector. It is expected that the 40 new recruits...
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Video: Riding in a Self-Driving Racing Car looks absolutely Mental.
For a lot of people, the concept of cars driving itself around, seems a bit absurd. When you've spent most of your life learning to maintain anundivided focus behind the wheel, turning the complete control of the vehicle to autopilot may seem a bit dangerous. That's why, you must never want to this if you are a race car...
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Car Thieves Using 'Jamming' Technologies To Steal Your Car!
Next time you go back to your car and find it unlocked it might not be because you forgot to lock it – a thief sitting nearby might have actually stopped you locking your car without you even knowing it. For years, depicted in movies, we have seen criminals, governments and security forces being able to block signals with radio...
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Public Transport Fares to Increase in December
Fare Hikes on the Way Anne Graham, the CEO of the National Transport Authority has announced this morning that the coming months will see changes to the prices of Irish public transport. The largest increases will be on the Luas while bus services will see the least amount of increases. The biggest fare hikes will be on Dublin’s rail network...
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Drunk Driver Has Case Dismissed Due To Being Handcuffed Unlawfully
Drunk Driver Has Case Dismissed! A County Waterford man has had drink driving charges dismissed in court this week due to being unlawfully handcuffed by a Kildare Garda. The 24-year-old man was charged in July 2014, under suspicion of drink driving and he had a reading of 109 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. It was proposed by...
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Kilkenny Motor Show 2016
The hugely popular Kilkenny Motor Show is back again with its 7th annual exhibition at The Hub, Cillín Hill, Kilkenny. Predictions are that the event will attract more than the 25,000 people who attended last year's, Motor Show. This is a huge increase on its first year in 2010 in which there was 10,000 in attendance. The event will take...
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Top Ten Most Popular Cars in the UK
With the falling price of Sterling as a direct result of Brexit fears, there has been an increase in car imports from the UK into Ireland in the past few months. Many are travelling across the water to avail themselves of a perceived good deal. A report last week in the Irish Independent, based on findings from MyVehicle.ie suggested that...
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Tesla Now Selling Cars In Ireland
Tesla Now In Ireland Tesla has now started to take orders for its electric cars in Ireland for the first time. The Model S and its long-range Model X SUV can now be ordered directly from the Tesla website, with delivery in early 2017. The cars will have a range of 542km and 613km respectively, depending on the model and...
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New Car Sales Up!
New car sales have jumped by 18 per cent since the beginning of the year up until October. There was, though, a reduction in sales during October on foot of the Brexit fears and uncertainty. The 18 per cent over the year accounts for an extra 21,913 new cars registrations which equates to a total of 123,520 up until the...