Category: Irish News

The Tech Zone returns to the Auto Trade EXPO, at Citywest Hotel & Exhibition Centre , on Saturday & Sunday, October 20-21, with James Dillon confirmed as one of the headline speakers. James Dillon is a practicing Master Technician. He owns a specialist vehicle diagnostic workshop and is a world renowned seminar host and technical

James Roe Junior from Sallins, Co Kildare, has been selected as the Young Racing Driver of the Month for April. The 19 year-old finished third and sixth in his two races at the season opener in the American F2000 series at Road Atlanta, despite several problems during the weekend. He has since gone on to

The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is urging members to record the tread depths of all tyre replaced on Thursday, June 28, as part of a campaign to highlight the prevalence of worn tyres on the country’s road. The ITIA is preparing to make a presentation to An Garda Siochána, the Road Safety Authority and

Michelin has appointed Rathcormac Tyres in Cork as the exclusive distributors of Taurus Agri tyres for the whole of Ireland . Chris Eakin, Michelin Agricultural Account Manager for Ireland commented: “It is great to see the Taurus brand firmly back in the Irish Market under the distributorship of Pat Whelan and his team at Rathcormac

Over 25 acts performed on the grounds of Beaulieu House, Drogheda where more than 5,000 revellers gathered for the family-friendly festival which took place over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Amongst the headline acts to perform on the Firestone Live stage were Modernlove who beat over 600 fellow applicants to win the 2018 Firestone Battle of the Bands. Check

Starmaxx, represented in Ireland by Kevin Burke Tyres has added a new size to one of its most popular patterns – the Ultra Sport ST 760. The company has added a new size : 265 /40 ZR19 to its Ultra Sport ST 760 tyre range, which is hugely popular in the high performance market. Meanwhile,

Derek Mackarel has been nominated for this year’s Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver Award for his performances in March and April. The 22 year-old from Stone Bridge, near Clones, Co Monaghan, drove his Vauxhall Nova to victory in the Junior class of the Munster Moonraker Forestry Rally in Cork, finishing 16th overall in

The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is predicting that there will be a shortage of truck tyres on the market, with prices set to soar, as a result of anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made truck and bus tyres entering the European Union. On May 7th last the EU Commission implemented Regulation 2018-163 imposing a provisional anti-dumping

AES Bord na Móna, the long-standing waste collection and processing company has completed a significant fleet investment of over €2.5 million in its mid-west business covering Limerick, Tipperary, and Clare. Commenting on this substantial fleet investment Ciaran Brady, Head of Resource Recovery Bord na Móna stated: “This investment is driven by our ethos of continually

The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) is urging member to record the tread depths of all tyre replaced on Thursday, June 28, as part of a campaign to highlight the prevalence of worn tyres on the country’s road. The ITIA is preparing to make a presentation to An Garda Siochána, the Road Safety Authority and

The Irish Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association (ITWRA) is set to hold its Annual General Meeting at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaosie, Thursday June 14 at 7.00pm. The ITWRA would like to invite all members and non-members to attend the meeting and to have an open discussion on current topics for review. The ITWRA would like