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# Motoring

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# reader routes
My Best Road Trip: The challenging highways of Maui, Hawaii
This week’s best road trip sees David M Byrne tackle Maui’s volcanoes and death-defying, record-breaking drives.
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Jul 18th 2016, 5:07 PM
# reader routes
Stairway to Heaven: Central Vietnam on a motorbike
This week’s best road trip sees Thomas Fanning break up a six-day odyssey with pitstops for pagodas, diving and incredible mountain views.
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Jul 11th 2016, 4:21 PM
# rock n road
Songs For Driving To A First Date
Here’s our playlist to limber you up.
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Jul 11th 2016, 12:34 PM
# rock n road
The Brexit Playlist: tunes for a leavetaking
A little driving soundtrack for our friends in the UK.
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Jul 4th 2016, 3:09 PM
# rock n road
The Ultimate Summer Driving Soundtrack
Sun’s out, the big guns are out.
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Jun 27th 2016, 6:15 PM
# reader routes
My Best Road Trip: taking in volcanic views, glaciers and geo-thermal pools in Iceland
Taking in all the breath-taking scenery Iceland has to offer with my mates in a Land Rover Defender.
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Jun 27th 2016, 4:09 PM
# rock n road
Tunes to Get You Over Hump Day
Come on, get happy.
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Jun 20th 2016, 1:20 PM
# Done Deal
DoneDeal of the week: Two vans that look the business while making light work of heavy loads
Looking for a commercial vehicle that works as hard as you do? We give you the popular Volkswagen Transporter and Renault Trafic.
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Jun 13th 2016, 3:36 PM
# Audi R8
Dream car of the week: Audi R8 V10 plus
Every week we bring you a dream car. You know, the one you’d buy if you won the lottery…
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Jun 13th 2016, 3:29 PM
# rock n road
Your Best Car Karaoke Playlist
Grab a few friends, get behind the wheel and put on the performance of your life.
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Jun 13th 2016, 3:20 PM
# Supercars
Dream car of the week: BMW i8
Every week we bring you a dream car, you know, the one you’d buy if you won the lottery.
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Jun 3rd 2016, 11:42 AM
# rock n road
The Definitive Driving Movie Tunes Playlist
We love movies, we love driving, we love music: here’s our perfect soundtrack.
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Jun 3rd 2016, 11:41 AM
# Supercars
Dream car of the week: Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe
Every week we bring you a dream car, you know, the one you’d buy if you won the lottery.
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May 30th 2016, 4:43 PM
# sponsored by donedeal
DoneDeal of the week: We've got two top-specced Mazda cars with loads of added extras
Style and function as well as great road handling with this 2015 Mazda6 and Mazda CX-5.
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May 30th 2016, 12:51 PM
# sponsored by donedeal
DoneDeal of the week: Check out these fun French motors, perfect for first-time buyers
Cheap and cheerful with many safety features in this 2013 Renault Clio and 2016 Renault Twingo.
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May 23rd 2016, 12:18 PM
# sponsored by donedeal
DoneDeal of the week - introducing two family-friendly motors with low mileage
If it’s a slick silver paint job and low mileage you’re after, you’re in the right place.
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May 16th 2016, 10:25 AM
# signposted
These new symbols will direct motorists when the M50 is closed after an accident
The symbols will be added to existing road signs and will direct people along the correct diversion.
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May 11th 2016, 3:00 PM
# sponsored by donedeal
DoneDeal of the week - two like-new Hyundai models with high spec, low mileage and heaps of added extras
Not to mention masses of appeal – the Hyundai Tucson and i40 are so hot right now.
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May 9th 2016, 10:45 AM
# mini mac
This disabled kitten was found by a vet so they built him the cutest wheelchair
And the video of him trying it for the first time is so popular.
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May 8th 2016, 2:26 PM
# sponsored by donedeal
DoneDeal of the week - including an ex-demo Mazda with zero miles on the clock
Low mileage, low road tax and good fuel economy in this 2009 Nissan Qashqai and 2016 Mazda6.
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Apr 29th 2016, 4:38 PM
# sponsored by Nissan
Open thread: Tell us about the most amazing young person you know
It’s time to encourage the next generation.
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Apr 6th 2016, 4:45 PM
# sponsored by eflow
6 perfect solutions to these problems you'll face this week
Take a load off as we sort out the small problems in life.
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Mar 31st 2016, 3:39 PM
# Motoring
'The more I complain about this the more I realise I am actually Alan Partridge'
Here’s what really grinds Anton Savage’s gears about Irish motorists.
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Mar 5th 2016, 10:23 AM
# Rav4
Toyota is recalling millions of cars because their seatbelts could come apart in a crash
The recall involves Toyota’s RAV4.
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Feb 18th 2016, 10:29 AM
# Eddie Jordan
The new Top Gear will have an Irish host
The ex-Formula 1 boss will join Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
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Feb 11th 2016, 1:04 PM
# ACHIEVEMENT
Killarney man Paul Nagle on his hopes of becoming world champ alongside Kris Meeke down the road
The pair have signed a three-year deal with Citreon.
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Dec 24th 2015, 10:00 AM
# sponsored by toyota
7 ways your family could be getting better value
And the euros will look after themselves…
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Nov 12th 2015, 3:45 PM
# vrooooooom
Check out these classic Ferraris that sold for millions at auction
Not the worst looking cars in the world.
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Aug 22nd 2015, 10:00 AM
# Up In Smoke
Are you burning money on car insurance? Premiums have shot up recently
The AA say they’ve gone up by more this year than any time in a decade.
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Aug 19th 2015, 10:24 AM
# Spot of Golf
This is Ireland's most popular car
Are the good times back?
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Aug 4th 2015, 9:54 PM
# old bangers
Drive an old car? It's about to become harder to get insured
Allianz Insurance and Aviva Insurance will no longer be insuring cars that are 15 and 14 years old respectively.
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Jul 23rd 2015, 4:33 PM
Er, there's something seriously wrong with this speeding ticket
All the facepalms.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 8:12 AM
# tyred out
A Galway garage is holding a 'Ladies Tyre Awareness Evening'
But the sales manager of Kevin Burke Tyres says it’s about “empowering women”.
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May 14th 2015, 11:00 PM
# tyred out
This ad for a 'Ladies Tyre Awareness Evening' in Galway is raising eyebrows
It’s about informing women about tyres – but the ad caused much discussion.
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May 14th 2015, 10:04 PM
# russian away
Here's the bonkers way they tow cars in Russia
Do not do this, ever.
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Apr 2nd 2015, 7:44 AM
# broom broom
12 struggles only Irish motorists will understand
Beep beeeep.
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Mar 4th 2015, 9:30 PM
# oh no no no
Pensioner crashes into 10 cars in disastrous attempt to exit car park
OOOOf.
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Feb 18th 2015, 8:31 AM
# iCar
More details are emerging of Apple's plans to develop a car
The plans are gathering pace.
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Feb 13th 2015, 8:26 PM
# One careful owner
There is a car in Ireland that has had 34 different owners
And 22,000 have had ten.
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Jan 1st 2015, 2:23 PM
# Fail
This driver's epic facepalm moment at the petrol station was caught on CCTV
We’ve all been there… right?
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Dec 30th 2014, 3:13 PM
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