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2nd August 2026 - 7th August 2026
The Car Clinic
'It is time for me to buy a new EV for between €50-60k. What would you recommend?'
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29 Jun
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22 Jun
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26th July 2026 - 1st August 2026
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We will actually lose something when we get rid of our motor tax discs
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1 Aug
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SeriesThe Car Clinic
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27 Jul
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29 Jun
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The Golf GTI and I both turn 50 this year: Only one of us got a 325 horsepower birthday present
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25 Jul
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SeriesThe Car Clinic
'How much can I expect to spend on maintenance for a plug-in hybrid?'
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20 Jul
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13 Jul
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6 Jul
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3 Jul
ColumnMotoring
The greatest cars ever to grace the small screen
Paddy Comyn
18 Jul
4.3k
16
SeriesThe Car Clinic
'Are there any cars specifically designed for people with bad backs?'
Paddy Comyn
13 Jul
15.6k
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ColumnMotoring
What a 34-year-old Mercedes taught me about modern cars
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11 Jul
14.4k
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SeriesThe Car Clinic
'My mam, in her late 70s, wants a car with a higher driving experience'
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6 Jul
11.8k
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A €10m scheme, a crashed website ... and a lesson for the next Budget?
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4 Jul
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June
June 2026
The Car Clinic
'I'm not into flashy cars. I want something low maintenance. What should I buy?'
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29 Jun
22.2k
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Opinion
Forecourt fallout: The fuel crisis changed something. The question now is whether it sticks
Paddy Comyn
27 Jun
4.9k
6
The Car Clinic
'I can't fit three kids in the back of my car - and just had a third child. What should I buy?'
Paddy Comyn
22 Jun
17.1k
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Motoring
Small cars are cool: We just forgot.
Paddy Comyn
20 Jun
7.4k
29
Cinematic cars
Four-wheeled stars: The greatest cars ever to grace the big screen
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13 Jun
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Motoring
The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?
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6 Jun
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May
May 2026
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When cars nearly destroyed the companies that made them
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30 May
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Road Safety
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Paddy Comyn
23 May
4.5k
52
Road Deaths
Drink-driving: If your chance of being caught is 1 in 77, where is the deterrent?
Paddy Comyn
16 May
9.7k
46
How to choose a car
Car love: I have that strange affliction of seeing cars as having personalities and souls
Paddy Comyn
9 May
3.3k
17
Oh you have children?
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
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2 May
15.6k
48
This year
2026
Motoring
An Irish conundrum: Why do 125 people a year buy a convertible in this country?
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25 Apr
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Analysis
Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox
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18 Apr
23.7k
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Analysis
Motoring: How we can all get a bit more from our fuel
Paddy Comyn
11 Apr
9.7k
52
Motoring
Drink-driving: If you can't stop the driver, stop the car
Paddy Comyn
4 Apr
24.2k
32
Fuel Prices
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Paddy Comyn
21 Mar
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War Death and Taxes
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Paddy Comyn
10 Mar
9.0k
31
Opinion
Money and motoring: There is a never-ending appetite to charge car owners for everything
Paddy Comyn
7 Mar
6.6k
23
Analysis
Motoring: Why the Chinese car has gone mainstream
Paddy Comyn
28 Feb
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40
Opinion
Motoring: How our lust for SUVs led to Irish drivers abandoning the humble estate car
Paddy Comyn
21 Feb
21.9k
3
Motoring
Steering clear of stress: how to navigate the complex Irish car finance market
Paddy Comyn
14 Feb
5.6k
9
Why luxury
Motoring: 'I don't remember much about being 3, but I remember that car like it was yesterday'
Paddy Comyn
8 Feb
8.9k
21
The Luas is Free
Think about it: If public transport was free, would you use it more?
Paddy Comyn
31 Jan
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86
voices
Motoring: The fears around EV battery don't actually stack up AND there's a big change coming
Paddy Comyn
24 Jan
16.5k
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Pumped Prices
Surprise surprise: Ireland is among the most expensive countries in the EU to fill a car
Paddy Comyn
17 Jan
17.4k
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Paddy Comyn
Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
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10 Jan
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13 Dec 2025
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voices
The DeLorean, the Shamrock and the 'Donegal Beetle': The cars once built in Ireland
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6 Dec 2025
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29 Nov 2025
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