People with a vision impairment TO blitz Irish Rail with texts over Inadequate Audible announcements on trains.
On Monday 23rd July at 09:30 People with a vision impairment and their supporters will send Hundreds of texts to the press officer of Irish Rail to announce to Irish rail that they are not happy with the persistent poor quality or lack of audible announcements on Irish trains The texts will flood the inboxes […]
Latest monthly average fuel prices just in
Our monthly fuel price index figures are just in for this month. Price are down slightly on average to €1.59 for unleaded and €1.50 for diesel in comparison to last month. Click here to see how they compare. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! …
The New Seat Leon: Where Design Meets Technology
The new SEAT Leon is a powerful and emotional personality, and the most beautiful way to drive a functional car. The Leon has been completely redesigned from the ground up and is packed full of high-end technologies – in its driving assistance systems, in infotainment, in its chassis and drive. The engines combine powerful dynamics […]
Minister Must Secure 70% Single Farm Payment Advance as Impact of Weather DEEPENS – IFA
IFA President John Bryan has called on the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to secure a 70% advance on the Single Farm Payment from October 16ththis year, in response to the deteriorating weather and the income difficulties on farms. “The situation is worsening every day the bad weather continues, and the losses incurred in recent […]
IFA President Holds Discussions with Minister Coveney in Brussels on Cap Reform
IFA President John Bryan will meet the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and his officials in Brussels today, as the negotiations on CAP post-2013 step up. The Minister is attending a meeting of the Farm Council. John Bryan said the key issue for Irish farmers is securing a fully-funded CAP Budget for both Pillar […]
Heavy rain in parts this morning – read our tips on wet weather driving
Quite a wet start to the week in many parts of the country this morning. (Hardly a dry trouser leg in sight!) If travelling anywhere by car today it’s certainly no harm to brush up on driving in heavy rain fall and how to deal with flood…
25% of women too nervous to drive abroad
Men are significantly more confident at getting behind the wheel in right-hand drive countries and as many as one quarter of female motorists would give the task a wide birth altogether results of our new AA Travel Insurance reveal. The study which…
Wildlife Tourism in Scotland. Lessons for Ireland?
Scottish tourism businesses are being challenged to look at ways of tapping into the growing wildlife tourism market in Scotland ahead of ‘The Year of […]
New LEADER supported scuba-diving enterprise in West Cork
From Independent.ie IN EARLY 2009, Cork husband and wife Anne and Graham Ferguson were made redundant. The couple combined their redundancy packages and a grant […]
Search Is On For The Oldest Working Volvo Truck In Ireland
In the throwaway society that is prevalent today, it’s good to know that some people still value long-term reliability and good old fashioned long life. Volvo Trucks have always had a reputation for staying the course and most people know of an old Volvo truck that is still earning its living. These four, six and […]