Everybody’s Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day- Corrigan Brothers new single releases March 12th
Ireland’s Corrigan Brothers , the band from Limerick whose International Hit “There’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama” charted all over the world and saw them invited to President Obama’s Inauguration release “everybody’s Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day” to celebrate the feast of Saint Patrick. Guitarist with the band, Brian Corrigan said “We wanted […]
EU doubles food aid fund for Ireland’s homeless
Focus Ireland, Crosscare and Twist Soup Kitchens are among the numerous organisations set to benefit from an EU decision to more than double a fund used to help the homeless and others living on the margins. Ireland’s share of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived – known as FEAD – is set […]
Second hand car buyer beware
Paperwork is worth the legwork when it comes to second hand car buying Gardaí have warned us here at the AA of a new scam, of which they’ve seen multiple cases since October last year, involving used cars being sold privately on popular websites. Unscrupulous sellers are placing ads for cars at very low prices (sometimes […]
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@aaroadwatch reach 70k
A big congratulations to the AA Roadwatch team who reached 70,000 twitter followers today. They must be doing something right! They’re on the clock 7 days a week, 365 days a year and so far they’ve issued 42,700 tweets, shared tonnes of photos of frozen roads, fallen trees, giant pot holes, major flooding, wayward animals and lots of […]
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Missed our latest AA E-zine?
There’s still time to enter our competition to win a hot air balloon ride! In the latest issue of our AA E-zine there are articles on Travel Insurance, second-hand cars, handymen in the home and our AA Roadwatch colleague Sinéad Tyrrell is taking the plunge and learning how to drive. To read about how Sinéad is getting on […]
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AA Hotel Inspector on Tubridy
No pillow’s left unturned when an AA Hotel Inspector comes a calling AA Hotel Inspector, Declan Connors, was in studio with Ryan Tubridy yesterday morning chatting all about his day job and how he and his colleagues make sure that only the best quality Hotels, Guesthouses and B&Bs in Ireland receive AA accreditation. Using one of his many false names, Declan, who has […]
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All-Island Schools Cookery Competition Extended
The search is still on for Ireland’s best future chefs The Restaurants Association of Ireland have partnered with St. Angela’s College, Sligo, to deliver the Fine Dine at Mine All-Island Cookery Competition 2014. The Fine Dine at Mine cookery competition is open to all students in post-primary schools on the island of Ireland and Youth reach […]
The Laoisarthouse presents Work from Middle
“Often perceived as a wearily protracted obstacle between Dublin and the west; in the days before motorways, a slow ticking off of dull little towns on a lot of flattish land drained by sluggish rivers; more lately a whizz between video-game verges, with nowhere in sight to pee.” Michael Viney, the Irish Times, Saturday May 18, […]
AA Valentine’s advice for mannerly men
Lads, think twice before offering to do the driving All you young men out there should think twice before offering to chauffeur the lady in your life this Valentine’s Day. Earlier this week we quizzed our Roadwatch twitter followers about your feelings on the following statement: ‘A man should always offer to drive his female companion.’ Thanks to the 100 or so […]
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Tourism Ireland Announces ‘Global Grenning’ Lineup for ST Patrick’s DayY 2014
UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra, the Holmenkollen ski jump and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris join Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening for St Patrick’s 2014 – Tourism Ireland has lined up a fairytale ending for St Patrick’s Day this year, as Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland® Paris, the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo and the UNESCO World […]