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We are doing two thirds fewer breath tests than we did 15 years ago, despite having nearly a million more drivers on the road. The results are exactly...
“Over the years, though, I’d say I’ve developed one genuinely useful skill: I can match a person to a car pretty well.”
Our resident motoring expert on the rise, fall and possible resurrection of the most misunderstood car in the market.
It is a mood. A seasonal object, like a barbecue or a paddling pool, that spends most of its life waiting for conditions that may or may not arrive.
In 2016, Irish drivers bought five manual cars for every automatic. In 2026, we are buying four automatics for every manual. Paddy Comyn on the slow...
Crisis at the pumps will add to growing interest in EVs – but we can optimise fuel use in every vehicle.
One driver was arrested 11 times in a year as road deaths rise. Experts say mandatory “alcolocks” could finally tackle repeat offending.
With diesel hitting €2.20 a litre, home charging can be seven times cheaper, but it’s not right for everyone.
Global tensions are biting but Irish taxes mean the State takes €1.30 of every €2 you spend at the pump.
What does appear to be true is that we are all paying for years of bad planning, writes our resident expert.
The humble estate car, offering more real-world practicality than almost anything else on four wheels, was quietly pushed aside by a revolution that...