Motorists more concerned about cost of insurance than Gardaí policing roads
Motorists are more concerned about the rising cost of car insurance than Gardaí enforcing traffic laws, according to new research by the AA. In a survey of over 8,800 motorists led by AA Motor Insurance, 92 percent say they believe the cost of car insurance to be the biggest motoring issue they’ll face this year. […]
Two weeks left to register for Darkness Into Light events supported by Electric Ireland
With just two weeks to go, Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm charity is calling on people to sign up to for what is set to be the biggest Darkness Into Light ever held. The charity’s annual fundraising and awareness event in association with Electric Ireland takes place in 90 venues across Ireland this year. […]
MEP Accuses HSE on Carers Cutbacks Co. Offaly Carers Hit
The HSE has been accused of using the current political impasse to implement a totally unacceptable cut to homecare packages and home help hours which would seriously affect 3,474 Co. Offaly carers who currently provide care to the value of over €42 million each year. In a scathing attack on the HSE independent MEP Marian […]
Get Walking, Get Talking – IFA Announces Series Of Forest Walks For Green Ribbon Campaign This May
Come along to one of five forest walks organised around the country by IFA in association with See Change, Coillte and Mental Health Ireland this May. The Let’s Talk and Walk events encourage people to take time out of their busy lives, go for a walk and support the campaign to change minds about […]
Member of Council of State Ruairí McKiernan launches stirring call to action #NewIrelandRising
Sunday April 24th is the 100th anniversary of the start of the 1916 Rising and the reading of the proclamation. To mark it social campaigner and member of the Council of State Ruairí McKiernan has released a powerful short video called ‘A New Ireland Rising’. It is a stirring reflection on 1916 and a call […]
Farmers Worried About Sustainability Of The GII Model – Joe Healy
Speaking ahead of a meeting this afternoon with Glanbia at which he will lead an IFA Dairy Committee and County Chairmen delegation, newly-elected IFA President Joe Healy said Glanbia suppliers were genuinely questioning the level of base milk price being paid by GII, which has been consistently lower than other milk purchasers. “Farmers are […]
The Irish Times And NDC Launch ‘The Best Sports Club In Ireland’
The Irish Times is on the hunt for the Best Sports Club in Ireland: clubs with great spirit, great communities and great achievements. This sporting competition is all about the taking part, not the winning. The club can be large or small, urban or rural, cup winner or community club. The winning sports club, […]
New Volkswagen Tiguan To Start From €29 720
Volkswagen’s second-generation Tiguan model arrives in showrooms in July of this year and order books are now opening across Volkswagen’s dealer network. The Tiguan will start from €29,720 in petrol form, with a 1.4-litre TSI engine putting out 125bhp and starts at €33,765 for a 2.0-litre TDI engine putting out 150bhp. There is one diesel […]
Good start for new car registrations as Industry moves towards normality
New car sales total in first 3 months 2016 (82,830) up 28% on 2015 Strongest Growth in Car Sales Q1 2016: Roscommon 45.1%, Longford lowest 17.7% €752 million Exchequer contribution from car sales Q1 of 2016 up 31.4% Commercial Vehicles Q1 2016: Light Commercials +33.6% (13,460) and Heavy Commercial Vehicles 62.8% (1,063) Employment currently […]
