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1,000 vintage vehicles in Naas this weekend
Anyone who is a fan of vintage cars is in for a treat this weekend as the Irish Vintage and Veteran Car club (IVVCC) hosts a festival in Punchestown in Kildare. Over 1,000 vintage vehicles are expected to descend on Punchestown on Saturday, May 13 for the Irish Vintage & Veteran Car Club’s inaugural Festival of Transport 2017. In addition...
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Dublin Bus Set For A Major Overhaul
New plans are being put forward next month by Dublin Bus to overhaul its operations. Shane Ross, the Minister of Transport has revealed plans to make some needed changes to Dublin Bus very soon. The new plans will include changes to the buses themselves. Some of the things they want to focus on are how you pay on the bus,...
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Insurance costs fall for the first time in years
According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the cost of motor insurance has fallen for the first time in years. Finally, some good news for motorists, as the price of motor insurance has been almost extortion in recent years. New figures from the CSO reveals that motor premiums were down by 2.6 per cent in April compared with the same...
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More SHOCKING proof why diesel cars should face a total BAN
It has been scientifically proven that diesel car emissions can significantly raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes. According to new research, danger to human health is increased due to the particles emitted by car exhausts. Diesel vehicles emit toxic particles and pollutants emitted from exhaust pipes which can enter the bloodstream via the lungs thus increasing the risk...
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Woman returns from walk in countryside to find vandals have flipped her car on its roof
Katy Skelton, 25, was out walking in the countryside but when she returned to her car she found her new blue Mini had been flipped over onto its roof. The little blue mini was badly damaged following the senseless attack near popular Cave Hill in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Katy and her friends were horrified that vandals had flipped her...
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8 in 10 motorists support new Garda drug testing
A few weeks back the Gardaí introduced new roadside drug testing technology in their efforts to enforce the law with regards to road safety. The Gardaí can now identify motorists driving under the influence of cocaine, marijuana, opiates and benzodiazepines such as Valium and also identify certain legal prescription drugs. The AA Ireland polled of over 3,000 AA members and...
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Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second hand car
Horrified mechanic discovers tampered airbag system in second-hand car A garage owner was horrified to discover a car his garage was working on had a dangerously modified airbag system. The garage owner issued a stark warning to everyone buying a second hand to be aware of the possibility of dangerous airbags. Mechanic Richard Dixon discovered his client's car had been...
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Thieves steal car by holding a bag up to your front door
Thieves have stolen been a £60,000 BMW X5, simply by doing nothing more than holding a bag up to their front door. This happened in the UK just days after a Mercedes Benz was stolen in a similar way. Experts think that the thieves have a transmitting device inside the bag that extends the signal from the BMW’s keyless fob,...
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The Most Valuable Car in the World?
Could this be the most valuable car in the world? Atlanta multi-millionaire Preston Henn died this week at the age of 86 leaving what is possibly the most expensive car in the world.The vintage Ferrari could be worth in the region of $100 million. The Atlanta millionaire who was a flea-market magnate and racing aficionado was the owner of one...
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Two injured as truck collides with Luas tram
There were disruptions to tram services this morning on the Luas Red Line in Dublin as a result of a collision between a truck and a Luas tram between Saggart and Belgard. Two people were brought to Tallaght Hospital but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Services have been restored now but they were delayed for several hours...