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Polestar blends a mixed heritage for high performance

Polestar blends a mixed heritage for high performance, writes Michael Moroney.

MOTORS 18 March 2026

Polestar blends a mixed heritage for high performance

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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

MOTORS 18 February 2026

Kia EV5 sparking an option to Sportage

Kia EV5 sparking an option to Sportage

Kia EV5 sparking an option to Sportage

MOTORS 4 February 2026

MG brand makes a wider return

MG brand makes a wider return

MOTORS 21 January 2026

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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 22 October 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 22 October 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 22 October 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 22 October 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 22 October 2025

Is rural Ireland ready for PHEV powered 4x4 pick-ups?

Is rural Ireland ready for PHEV powered 4x4 pick-ups?

As motor companies struggle to meet mandatory emission requirements, they are now offering more plug-in hybrid electric and mild hybrid options to replace diesel engines.

MOTORS 22 October 2025

Newly arrived Leapmotor adds C10 to the SUV choice

Newly arrived Leapmotor adds C10 to the SUV choice

Leapmotor is a Chinese brand relatively new to the Irish market, Michael Moroney recently test drove its C10 model following its launch this month.

MOTORS 22 October 2025

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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