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26th July 2026 - 29th July 2026
SeriesThe Car Clinic
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27 Jul
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'I'm not into flashy cars. I want something low maintenance. What should I buy?'
29 Jun
'I can't fit three kids in the back of my car - and just had a third child. What should I buy?'
22 Jun
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19th July 2026 - 25th July 2026
ColumnMotoring
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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The Car Clinic
'How much can I expect to spend on maintenance for a plug-in hybrid?'
Paddy Comyn
20 Jul
12.0k
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'Are there any cars specifically designed for people with bad backs?'
13 Jul
'My mam, in her late 70s, wants a car with a higher driving experience'
6 Jul
Ciarán Cannon: Fewer small cars, saloons, hatchbacks... why have we let SUVs rule the roads?
3 Jul
This month
July 2026
Motoring
The greatest cars ever to grace the small screen
Paddy Comyn
18 Jul
4.2k
16
The Car Clinic
'Are there any cars specifically designed for people with bad backs?'
Paddy Comyn
13 Jul
15.6k
33
Motoring
What a 34-year-old Mercedes taught me about modern cars
Paddy Comyn
11 Jul
14.2k
27
The Car Clinic
'My mam, in her late 70s, wants a car with a higher driving experience'
Paddy Comyn
6 Jul
9.6k
10
Opinion
A €10m scheme, a crashed website ... and a lesson for the next Budget?
Paddy Comyn
4 Jul
8.8k
Last month
June 2026
The Car Clinic
'I'm not into flashy cars. I want something low maintenance. What should I buy?'
Paddy Comyn
29 Jun
21.0k
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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
16.5k
42
Motoring
Small cars are cool: We just forgot.
Paddy Comyn
20 Jun
7.3k
26
Cinematic cars
Four-wheeled stars: The greatest cars ever to grace the big screen
Paddy Comyn
13 Jun
5.2k
41
Motoring
The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?
Paddy Comyn
6 Jun
23.9k
98
May
May 2026
company gambles
When cars nearly destroyed the companies that made them
Paddy Comyn
30 May
7.0k
Road Safety
Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars?
Paddy Comyn
23 May
4.4k
52
Road Deaths
Drink-driving: If your chance of being caught is 1 in 77, where is the deterrent?
Paddy Comyn
16 May
9.6k
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
19
Oh you have children?
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
2 May
15.6k
48
This year
2026
Motoring
An Irish conundrum: Why do 125 people a year buy a convertible in this country?
Paddy Comyn
25 Apr
10.6k
44
Analysis
Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
18 Apr
23.6k
96
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
33
Fuel Prices
Motoring: Does it make sense for you to switch to an electric vehicle?
Paddy Comyn
21 Mar
24.1k
93
War Death and Taxes
Opinion: Be careful who you aim your anger at when it comes to diesel prices
Paddy Comyn
10 Mar
9.0k
35
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
10.3k
33
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
15.1k
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
65
Pumped Prices
Surprise surprise: Ireland is among the most expensive countries in the EU to fill a car
Paddy Comyn
17 Jan
17.4k
54
Paddy Comyn
Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
Paddy Comyn
10 Jan
24.0k
74
Last year
2025
best buys
My Christmas list: Our car expert picks the 5 best vehicles of 2025
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20 Dec 2025
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Motoring
Motoring: The list of top-selling EV cars tells us two things about Irish shoppers
Paddy Comyn
13 Dec 2025
25.7k
66
voices
The DeLorean, the Shamrock and the 'Donegal Beetle': The cars once built in Ireland
Paddy Comyn
6 Dec 2025
12.4k
spendy
Motoring: You're right, cars ARE way more expensive than they used to be
Paddy Comyn
29 Nov 2025
12.6k
52
Motoring
The reality of driving: Our brains do not understand the risks we face if we crash
Paddy Comyn
23 Nov 2025
8.1k
30
Paddy Comyn
Motoring: When it comes to cars, we are often guilty of buying more than we need
Paddy Comyn
16 Nov 2025
15.1k
47
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