Michael McAleer
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Volkswagen ID.Polo first drive: The Germans remember how to make a VW (opens the original)
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Volkswagen is having a torrid time. Massive job cuts and ongoing financial challenges have been well aired in the media over the last 12 months. From the midst of this battle emerged the plucky little ID.Polo, carrying rather more weight on its shoulders than any supermini reasonably should. Okay thatâs a lot of pressure to put on the chassis of a little electric car, but itâs fair to say the timing of its arrival could not be more opportune. For in this car â and its siblings carrying sis
Range Rover Electric: Can you save the planet and still drive the archetypal luxury SUV? (opens the original)
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Can you save the planet and drive the archetypal luxury SUV? Itâs long been a bone of contention as Range Rover has attempted to garner a greener hue. After a long wait, the British brand has hitched its defining model to the electric bandwagon. According to managing director Martin Limpert, the criteria were clear: to deliver an all-electric version that sacrifices nothing in terms of driving capability or ownership experience. Limpert told The Irish Times that with this new EV, it is job don
Would you buy this â¬35,995 French hatchback instead of a BMW? (opens the original)
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Thereâs a question that hovers over the DS like a drone: is this a proper premium car or a case of fur coat and Penneys undies? You get a good feel for the lure of a car in the shopping centre car park. There are some cars you could park across the doorway and they wouldnât attract the attention of the local dog. Then there are those that act as motoring magnets. DS leans towards the second category, thanks in part to the efforts of its stylists. The larger DS No 8, which set the new naming
Gardaí seize €190,000 of drugs and make arrest after Tallaght operation (opens the original)
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Gardaí have seized drugs with an estimated street value in excess of €190,000 and made one arrest in Tallaght on Thursday night. In a statement tonight, it said that as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Tallaght area, members of the Tallaght Drugs Unit, assisted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, stopped a vehicle travelling on the N7. During the course of a search, gardaí discovered cocaine with an est
Electric Picnic: Action gets underway under cloudy skies (opens the original)
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The action gets underway on the main stage at Electric Picnic this afternoon. Jade opens proceedings at 6pm in Stradbally, followed by Zara Larsson, Sombr and Lewis Capaldi. It's estimated that 80,000 people are attending the Co Laois festival, where weather conditions have been mixed with dry and sunny spells this afternoon before showers arrived this evening. Early entry access to the site began at 2pm yesterday afternoon, and many of those who camped last night experienced extremely heavy rai
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