Category: Irish News

Once again Bridgestone Ireland sponsored and supported the ‘Kilbrittain Tractor Run’, one of Ireland’s largest charity tractor runs, featuring a variety of over 500 tractors from the past and present.

Tractamotors Tyres Group (TMTG) has appointed Michael Kane to the position of commercial manager.

Agrigear recently exhibited at the 2026 Spring Farm Machinery Show, with events held at two locations — Balmoral (Lisburn) and Cavan.

With eight months still to go to the Auto Trade EXPO 2026 and CV Workshop EXPO 2026 in Dublin, the ever increasing number of exhibitors has reached another new record level.

Tyrecare Ltd recently welcomed Simon Lauren of AC Hydraulic to its Killeshandra showroom in Co Cavan, as the tyre equipment expert prepares to exhibit at this year’s Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO in the RDS, Dublin.

Heffernan Tyres has been appointed as an official dealer and installer for the Float Control Centre Tyre Inflation System (CTIS).

Continental Tyres has today concluded its long-standing title sponsorship of the Irish Car and Van of the Year Awards programme.

Kevin Burke Tyres (KBT), the approved distributor of Alliance Tyres in Ireland, has announced a further strengthening of its partnership with the brand, following years of sustained growth and strategic market development.

Nearly 133,000 vehicles that were assessed in 2025 by National Car Test (NCT) inspectors were deemed to be unroadworthy to a dangerous level.

Continental Tyres has appointed Rebecca Shedden as general sales manager – commercial tyres UK and Ireland.

Figures for 2025 recently issued by the NCTS, the body that administers Ireland’s national car test programme, show that just over 250,000 cars submitted for an NCT last year failed the visual defect test because of problems with their tyres.