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  • Drink-driving blood sample plan not yet law

    A new plan to allow nurses take blood and urine samples from suspected drink-drivers has not been signed into law more than eight months after enabling legislation for the measure was passed.

  • Rethink on VRT and emissions reforms

    The Department of Finance is rethinking its reforms to the current Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) system so that they will take full account of a vehicle's emissions, and no longer base charges on engine size.
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  • The greening of F1 needs more than a lick of paint

    Formula One will eventually have to face up to the environment, writes Justin Hynes

  • VW puts 641bhp Golf on the road

    Some may have thought that the 247bhp R32 version was going to be the pinnacle of the Volkswagen Golf range. Think again. How about a 641bhp version that gets from 0-100km/h in 3.7 seconds?

  • Hot stuff from Honda's latest Civics

    FirstDrive: Honda Civic Type-R / Type-S: You have got to feel a little sorry for the guys in Honda in Ireland. Despite enjoying increasing sales, they really don't get a break when it comes to engine sizes and the dreaded VRT.

  • Freelander finds its natural habitat

    FirstDrive: Land Rover Freelander: When Land Rover decided to show off the Freelander's new automatic gearbox it did so in style, whisking Paddy Comyn off for a test drive in Iceland

  • Chevvy hikes the pricefor this side of the pond

    FirstDrive: Chevrolet Epica: In America, Chevrolet vehicles are synonymous with cheap motoring. Nobody ever pays close to list price for one, and there are usually amazing finance deals to get them out the door.

  • A chip off the old block

    FirstDrive: Renault Clio Renaultsport 197: When it comes to hot hatches, few companies are as devoted to the concept as Renault. The company's first proper hot hatch, the Renault 5 Alpine (Gordini in the UK) was launched around the same time as the VW Golf GTi in 1976, and since then the French company has almost never been without a proper hot hatch in its range.

  • BMW brings its academy to Dublin

    DrivingSchool: 30 years of the BMW driver training academy For three decades BMW has run its renowned driver training academies around the world: next year it will start one here. Daniel Attwood reports

  • If it's May, it can mean only one thing - the Indy 500

    PastImperfect: The month of May: If you're a motor racing fan and live in the US, then May can mean only one thing - Indianapolis.

  • HelpDesk

    Michael McAleer answers your questions

  • Hard Shoulder

    SEAT UNVEILS ITS FIRST SUV: Seat has revealed images of its first SUV - the Altea Freetrack. Based on the concept vehicle shown at the Geneva motor show, the new mid-size SUV is based on the Altea XL and comes with a proper four-wheel-drive system - the same system used by sister company Skoda in its Octavia Scout.

  • A statement of affluence

    SecondHandSense: BMW 6-Series: Few cars embody the extravagance of German autobahn driving as much as the BMW 6-Series coupé. It is a big car by any standards, its smallest engine is 3-litres and it has a top speed of some 250 km/h.
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  • A life lived well

    No politics this week. Far more important issue to address, writes Kilian Doyle
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  • A history lesson for the Jeep of today

    Until now it seemed that, despite its history, Jeep had lost out on the SUV stakes. Michael McAleer , Motoring editor tried out the new Jeep Compass to see if anything had changed
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  • A tourer to feed your imagination

    BikeTest: Harley-Davidson Road King: Road Kings and I go back a way. The first time I was on one, I took Cate, my then girlfriend of three months, to Donegal for the weekend. And promptly dumped her off the back when I stalled it at a hairpin bend on a steep gravel lane.

  • MotorbikeNews

    SLANE ACROBATICS: Prepare to be dazed and amazed as you observe lithe and artistic riders hurtle themselves into the air to perform motorcycle acrobatics.
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