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• Blogging a new beginning …

Cormac had an interesting post over on http://cormacmoylan.com/blog/wordpress-blogs/10-blogging-mistakes.eire and while editing my profile on the irish webmaster forum I saw the link for rss feed for your site. I thought what the hell added it in .. and realised its been a while since I updated my blog here … its fizzled out in the [...]

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• Internet users could face disconnection for illegal downloads…

Wow just read this over on the Guardian’s website its from yesterday http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/12/piracy.politics Interesting to see if it goes ahead Internet users who illegally download music and films could lose their access to the web under legislation aimed at cracking down on those who flout piracy laws. Powers being drafted by the government will compel internet service providers [...]

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• Spam … don’t you just love it…

At the moment I’m getting a serious amount of spam on my comments forms from 209.47.94.52 now this is listed as being a VerizonBusiness address … I’ve done a quick check online and yep .. looks like a lot of people have been complaining about this and still they’ve done nothing about it. Personally I don’t [...]

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• SAVE 50% OFF YOUR VRT BILL WHEN YOU BUY A FLEXIFUEL VOLVO

Enjoy a 50% reduction in VRT when you buy a Flexifuel Volvo before 1st July, following the changes to Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and Road Tax announced in December’s Budget.    Currently the Volvo line-up of Flexifuel cars comprises 1.8 litre engines fitted to the Volvo C30, S40 ad V50, as well as the recently announced 2.0 [...]

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• Honda Civic Hybrid Germanys most ecological car

Honda Civic Hybrid – Germany’s most ecological car. The Civic Hybrid has been named Germany’s most ecological car by the respected Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD: a major transport and environment organisation in Germany) in its Environmental Car Ratings for 2007-2008.  As part of its rating process the VCD sought out the quietest vehicles with the lowest fuel consumption [...]

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• Dealer accused of price fixing

A car dealership in Dublin has become the first in Ireland to face charges connected with a suspected price fixing cartel. The charges were brought against a dealer from Dublin at a sitting of Dublin District Court this morning. Recently the Competition Authority carried out an investigation into the car sales industry. Arising out of that investigation the Director [...]

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• Happy New Year from FunkyMotors.ie

Happy New Year - 2008! From FunkyMotors.ie

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• Driving Test - Filter Lights

My partner had her driving test today and failed due to miss-understanding how the filter lights works. I thought it was stupid and she should have known, but looking into the manuals I noticed that both books (”Rules of the Road - March 2007” & “How to Pass your Driving Test First Time“) lacks of a [...]

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• Provisional licence rules deferred

The learner driver rules announced during the week are to be deferred. Minister Noel Dempsey said on RTÉ’s This Week programme that he was deferring the introduction of the accompanied driver provision until 30 June 2008. The proposed scheme would have meant that motorists on a second provisional driving licence would no longer be able to drive [...]

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• Pre-Sale Car Inspection

Recently we have team-up with Urban Performance based just off Greenhills Road, Dublin 24 to offer you as a customer a Pre-Sale Car Inspection. Get the car inspected before committing to a purchase! Urban Motors qualified mechanics will inspect your car in less than an hour, helping you making the right decision for your next used car purchase. You [...]

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• Speed cameras are missing the big picture on road safety

Did you get fined and received penalty points for speeding on the stretch of the M50 northwards just past Dublin Airport between July 9 and November 13, 2006? Than you are entitled to a refund and removal of the points conform to this article written by “Tom McGurk” from “The Sunday Business Post OnLine“. Obsessing about speed cameras means [...]

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• Motor Dealers in Ireland

First: I am not taring everyone with the same brush, this is merely one of my experiences. The other day I was left with my mouth wide open. Got a phone call from a car dealer who had just registered with us the day before (very eager to start uploading his stock on our website), asking me to [...]

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• The Irish are treated as second-class EU citizens

I came across this article written by “DAVID McWilliams” in “The Sunday Business Online“. It’s well worth a reading. Here is an excerpt from the article itself: While the government may be appealing for a Yes vote on the Lisbon Treaty, it consistently prevents us from benefiting from the common market.Let’s make a contract with the government. [...]

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