Category: Irish News

There’s still time to nominate your favourites for the Irish Auto Trade Awards, which takes place at Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Saturday evening, October 22. The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 10 at 5.00pm so if you haven’t already nominated your favourites, there’s still time to get nominating. To nominate your favourites (self nomination

Due to unprecedented demand for exhibition space at the Auto Trade EXPO, which takes at Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin on Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, organisers Automotive Publications have increased the floorspace available by almost 10 per cent. As a result of the move all those companies on the waiting list have now been allocated

Alan Greene has been elected President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), the representative body covering all sectors of the Motor Industry in Ireland. Speaking at SIMI’s AGM in Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare, Mr.Greene said that he felt privileged to take on the role of SIMI President and that his

Following the recent campaign run by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in association with SIMI on second-hand tyres, Frank Byrnes of Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs will host a free ‘Tyre Check’ clinic, on Thursday May 26, at his workshop at Glenascaul, Oranmore. Car owners and members of the public are invited to come along to

Immediately identifiable on the shelf, all containers in the newly launched Turtle Wax Green Line are predominantly Turtle Wax green, providing quick visual confirmation of the tier with a strip of colour: Red for bodywork, Yellow for interior, Blue for glass and Grey for tyres. The re-launch is the largest for Turtle Wax in 15

Commercial vehicle workshops can now apply targeted heat in a faster, safer and easier manner than ever before following the launch of the new easi iHeat heavy duty induction heater. Delivering rapid and safe heat with finger point accuracy, the new tool takes just seconds to heat ferrous based metals of depths up to 6mm,

PJ Fallon & Son is offering great deals on Teng tool kits as part of the company’s summer promotion. The company is currently offering a 95 piece 1/4″ and 1/2″ drive socket set containing regular and deep 1/4″ drive metric sockets, 1/2″ drive regular 6 point sockets, fibre reinforced ratchets, universal joints, extension bars, 1/2″

RecruitAuto.ie, the recruitment portal for the Irish Motor industry, has welcomed new unemployment figures just published, which show that unemployment is continuing to fall steadily. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate for April 2016 was 8.4per cent. This is down significantly from the same period last year, when the jobless

Patch Tyre Equipment has added a new hand-held flameless torch, the Easy Ductor to its ever-growing portfolio of workshop equipment. The 1KW Easy Ductor, uses flameless heat induction technology to heat metal parts for the quick and safe removal of seized nuts and bolts. Unlike some competing hand held torches, where the heat induction takes place in

Bridgestone Ireland showcased its latest technology and safety products for two days at Mondello Park in April. Over 70 dealers and media attended the successful event at the County Kildare race track. The key focus of the event was Bridgestone’s new M-Series truck tyres and new DriveGuard runflat tyre. However, Bridgestone wanted to emphasise the

Pirelli driver Alastair Fisher has moved into the lead of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship following his Circuit of Ireland win with another maximum points haul on the Rally of the Lakes. Fisher, sponsored by Modern Tyres finished second overall on the Killarney event and first of those eligible for championship points. He is now