5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (492+ words) STEPPING DOWN: Mary McAleese has stepped down as chairperson of the steering committee on integration. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile. The former President of Ireland had been tasked by ex-GAA president Larry McCarthy in September 2022 with leading the group to oversee…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (443+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 The Volkswagen’s ID.4 is the best selling electric car so far this year. Fully electric cars kept their lead as the most popular new vehicle category in the Irish market with 2,265 registered last month, an increase of 7% compared…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (492+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 The three days he spent back west really sold the sport to him, mostly of the very cool jersey provided, the sporting miracle which saw them all score a try and the sweets which were provided on the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) 6 Months for €18.50 A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a Cape Town stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major debate over safety risks. The…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (679+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. Waterford Intermediate HC final: Ballyduff Upper 3-17 (26) Roanmore 3-10 (19) Ballyduff Upper are Waterford intermediate hurling champions for a record fifth time as they easily accounted for Roanmore by seven points in a six-goal second half at Fraher Field. 2-1 from…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1178+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. The CH-R+ is undoubtedly a gamechanger. Pure electric with the equivalent of 220 bhp on tap Claimed to be in excess of 600km, but about 520km is more realistic Very impressive in Sports grade spec Hugely impressive EV from Toyota…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (505+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. Sales of electric cars have surged so far this year, up over 60% compared to 2025. Ireland's public electric car charging network is significantly behind the rest of Europe with one electric car charger for every 30 cars in comparison…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (795+ words) Jan-Peter Nagel. Pictures: Unfollow Camper Vans Long before digital nomads roamed the lands and our algorithms, Jan-Peter (Jan) Nagel packed up his VW camper and steered it towards his dreams. This was 1999 — well ahead of the ignition that sparked vanlife…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (370+ words) Over 60,000 grants have been made for EVs costing over €40,000. Picture: PA Almost three quarters of electric vehicle (EV) grants are for cars costing over €40,000. Sinn Féin said the figures show the scheme “disproportionately benefits” more well-off families. Figures show over…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (280+ words) Sooner or later, autonomous vehicles will start appearing on roads across the country. It is inevitable that sooner or later, autonomous vehicles will start appearing on roads across the country. The question then becomes how quickly they will become commercially…...