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  • RSA request local speed limit reports

    The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has written to all local authorities for a report on inappropriate speed limits in their area as part of the authority's preparations for the roll-out of privatised cameras later this year.

  • Government 'must carry its share of CO2 burden'

    Governments must carry their share of the burden and not depend on the car industry to bear the brunt of the costs on reducing transport greenhouse gases, according to the secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association.

  • MG brand en route for Irish return next year

    The MG brand is to return to Ireland after the Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), the new Chinese owner of MG marque, confirmed that it is planning to sell a version of the TF sports car here next year.
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  • Volvo's estates take on the SUVs

    With its V70 estate, updated versions of the S40 and V50, Volvo hopes to stem the SUV tide, reports Donal Byrne

  • Parking could get easier if we let robots do the job

    Robots that park your car could be coming to a carpark near you soon, writes Patrick Logue

  • The drive's the thing

    SecondHandSense: Jaguar XK8 A lot of people will have issues with a car that has two usable seats, an engine deliberately limited to a top speed of 250km/h, has about three times the power of an average family car and returns pretty ruinous petrol consumption figures. Others won't, and they may well be Jaguar XK8 fans already. The XK, which was first produced in 1997, is definitely one for the enthusiasts.

  • A chance start to night-time, endurance racing in Le Mans

     PastImperfect: Le-Mans 24-hour race

  • Hard Shoulder

    GOING DUTCH FOR 67 YEARS: Some Irish motorists have turned grey with anguish and impatience waiting to sit the driving test.

  • Help Desk

    Michael McAleer answers your questions
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  • Emissions

    As a kid in history class, I was struck by the image of starving Gaels lining the banks of Ireland's canals during the Famine, staring helplessly as barges straining under the weight of crops passed them on their way to Dublin port to feed the Sasanach. It must have been Hell.
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  • Better late than never?

    Renault Twingo Renault has finally got around to launching the Twingo on the Irish market - 14 years after it launched on mainland Europe. Should Irish drivers care? writes Michael McAleer .
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  • Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Custom FXDC A Harley that doesn't over-compensate Factfile:

    BikeTest: With some motorbikes it's love at first sight, while others take a while to seduce you. Any BMW dealer worth his bonus, for example, would never let a potential customer road test a Rockster for less than an hour, for up to that point, they would be thinking: "This is weird" and it was only afterwards that they would start thinking: "This is wonderful." writes Geoff Hill

  • Motorbike News

    ATHEA ANNUAL ROAD RACE: Athea Motorcycle Road Race Club's sixth annual road race takes place in the south of the country at the weekend, on Saturday June 30th, and Sunday July 1st.
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