Nicole Drought to defend UK MSVR Championship
Irish racer Nicole Drought has announced her 2025 plans and unveiled her 2025 race car.. She will return to the MSV Trackday Championship in the EBC Brakes Civic Type R. This year though, Nicole will drive the races solo, with team mate Justin Roberts taking a year off due to family commitments. The car, which visited […]
New grants for Electric Motorcycles, Small Public Service Vehicles and New Charging Pilot to boost EV adoption
The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced a suite of initiatives aimed at accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and encouraging a cleaner and more sustainable transport future for Ireland. The initiatives are a new scheme for electric motorcycles; a renewal of the taxi, hackney and limousine scheme; and a pilot to explore […]
Plug-In Hybrid Sales Soar as Toyota Tops January Sales
Toyota is the best-selling car brand in January 2025 for the fifth year running Drivers continue to embrace Petrol Plug-In Hybrid as January market share soars to 14.16%, an increase of 61.6% Petrol Hybrid and Petrol Plug-In Hybrid represent a 39.05% market share surpassing petrol (28.26%) Diesel January sales fall by 19.97% to a 16.30% […]
Pat Horan Makes Stunning Comeback in Autocross After 43-Year Hiatus
Aglish man Pat Horan has made an extraordinary return to the world of Autocross taking this discipline of motorsport by storm after a 43-year absence from competitive racing.Pat’s comeback culminated in an impressive showing, and a fantastic night was had by all at the 2024 Autocross Night of Champions at The Lady Gregory Hotel in […]
Roscrea Racing Driver Nicole Drought Offers Advice To Motorists Driving In Harsh Weather Conditions
As the country continues to battle severe winter weather conditions, Ireland’s most established female racing driver and Tipperary native Nicole Drought has offered her advice to motorists to ensure that they are aware of steps they can take to decrease risk of accidents when driving in these adverse conditions. Nicole has listed ten things that […]
Draught Secures UK Championship In Brand Hatch
Roscrea racing driver Nicole Draught has secured her first UK Championship following her third-place finish at Brand Hatch on Saturday. A final lunge of late braking meant that Draught and her teammate Justin Roberts came home a close third. This secured not only Draught’s eight consecutive podium of the season by also means that she […]
Clonoulty Rossmore Vintage Rally 2024 Raises 15k In Aid Of South Tipperary Hospice Movement
On Sunday September 1st, Clonoulty Rossmore hosted its annual rally and paid tribute to the iconic Volkswagen Golf which was celebrating its 50th Anniversary. In addition to this celebration of the famous vehicle, the event was staged as a fundraiser for the South Tipperary Hospice Movement. Vehicles flocked to Clonoulty village from across the country […]
Drought Keeps Championship Hopes Strong With Spanish Success
Ireland’s top female racing driver, Nicole Drought has further increased her championship lead following an impressive win at Navarra in northern Spain last weekend. The Roscrea native drove admirably in testing on Friday clocking close times with her two main championship rivals. She qualified in imposing fashion setting a time almost a second faster than […]
Twenty-Seven Schools Across Tipperary Make Walking Their Main Mode of Transport for ‘National Walk to School Week 2024’
Today marks Green Schools’ National Walk to School Week 2024. For the next five days, pupils and teachers in twenty-seven schools across Tipperary have taken the challenge to make walking their main mode of transportation to and from school. This initiative was set up to promote active transport, healthy living and to create sustainable solutions to […]
