Category: Irish News

The death has occurred of Donal Monaghan Snr of Donegal Tyres, in Donegal Town at Letterkenny University Hospital.

The team at Automotive Publications wishes all our readers and Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year. Our offices are now closed and will reopen on Monday, January 4. Check back then for all the latest news.

RecruitAuto.ie, Ireland’s leading recruitment site for the motor industry, continues to go from strength to strength on the back of the upturn in the economy, with upwards on 50 motor industry jobs live on the site.

TechTalk.ie, the portal that supplies top tips for professional mechanics and technicians continues to break new ground with top tips from the top trainers in the UK and Ireland.

The Auto Trade EXPO 2016, which takes place at Citywest Exhibition Centre, Dublin, October 22-23 is set to break all records with 95 per cent of floor space already reserved 10 months in advance.

The Road Safety Authority has commissioned UK-based Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to review and make recommendations in relation to the standards employed in the motor vehicle repair and service industries in Ireland.

The Irish Times published an article on Monday, December 7th, which presents how the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government or Repak ELT see the new Government compliance scheme for waste tyres. The validity of the claims is not challenged in the article and more disappointing, the article appears not to be researched,

The Department of Environment Community and Local Government (DECLG) ha issued a statement clarifying the role of three new Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), which have been established to drive improved performance and greater consistency in waste enforcement.

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) will “staunchly oppose” the introduction of the new Environmental Management Charge (EMC), which it fears could be as much as €25 per tyre.

The Christmas spirit has arrived early in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, and at Ballinasloe Tyre Centre in Co. Galway with both businesses coming up with novel designs for their Christmas trees.

Two Irish Tyre fitters have graduated from Michelin’s Auto Professional ‘Advanced Tyre Academy’ training course at the company’s headquarters in Clermond-Ferrand, France.