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Opel Frontera – to BEV or not to BEV

The recent increases in petrol and diesel fuel costs have put extra emphasis on electric cars as a means of providing a more flexible and fossil fuel-independent mode of transport.

MOTORS 15 April 2026

Opel Frontera – to BEV or not to BEV

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Defender is ready for the 4x4 commercial challenge

Defender is ready for the 4x4 commercial challenge

MOTORS 1 April 2026

Polestar blends a mixed heritage for high performance

Polestar blends a mixed heritage for high performance

MOTORS 18 March 2026

Italian job: test driving the new Fiat 600 Hybrid and Alfa Romeo Junior

Italian job: test driving the new Fiat 600 Hybrid and Alfa Romeo Junior

Italian job: test driving the new Fiat 600 Hybrid and Alfa Romeo Junior

MOTORS 4 March 2026

Test driving the Opel Frontera Hybrid and Toyota Corolla Cross

Test driving the Opel Frontera Hybrid and Toyota Corolla Cross

Test driving the Opel Frontera Hybrid and Toyota Corolla Cross

MOTORS 18 February 2026

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Kia EV5 sparking an option to Sportage

Kia EV5 sparking an option to Sportage

This is the fifth in the range of battery electric vehicles and the best of them all.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

MG brand makes a wider return

Brand has made a significant impression in Ireland since 2020 after a 15-year absence.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

Ford’s electric choices change the focus

Ford’s electric choices change the focus

The Ford car brand has been part of Irish history since Henry Ford turned the Cork sod on the brand’s first car manufacturing factory in Europe back in 1917.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

Small electric car options for 2026

Small electric car options for 2026

Is it time for a BEV to Work Scheme for small electric cars?

MOTORS 19 November 2025

Land Cruiser gets fresh Grenadier Challenge in 4x4 commercial market

Land Cruiser gets fresh Grenadier Challenge in 4x4 commercial market

New challenge on the way for 2026 in the shape of a technically revised and more competitive Ineos Grenadier 4x4.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

Toyota to replace corroded Hilux chassis

Toyota to replace corroded Hilux chassis

The campaign concerns vehicles which have experienced chassis failure issues during routine service inspections and also during commercial vehicle roadworthiness test inspections.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

Electric overtakes diesel as choices widen

Electric overtakes diesel as choices widen

The recent Nevo Electric Vehicle Show held in Dublin’s RDS provided a glimpse of the wider range of electric cars and vans that are now available on the Irish market.

MOTORS 19 November 2025

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Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

If you are looking to tighten your calving pattern, take a page from the Hession brothers outside Tuam, Co Galway.

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier – with synchronisation and fixed-time AI

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