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Child Robbed At Knifepoint On The Luas
A 13-year-old child was mugged at knifepoint last week on the Green Luas Line. In this extremely shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was held up by two people, a female and a male in their early twenties. It was reported that the young girl was on her way home with her friends on the Luas tram after an outing in...
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Nail-biting video showing the moment a person avoids getting hit by a speeding train by a split second
The shocking CCTV footage was taken at Kilbarrack Dart Station in Dublin’s northside. The footage shows the person just wandering across the track a split second before the northbound Dublin to Belfast Enterprise train, which was travelling at 140 kilometres per hour. Irish Rail has revealed this week that their trains had 32 "category 1" near-misses with people walking on...
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Diesel Drivers in the UK Could Get Up to £2,000 for Scrapping their cars
A report which was released last year showed that diesel-related air pollution could be linked to 40,000 "early deaths" each year in the United Kingdom due to air pollution. As a result of the findings and the obvious connection between diesel fuel and adverse health effects, British ministers are considering a scrappage scheme that would allow diesel drivers to get...
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Incredible Amount Of People Arrested For Drug Driving Over The Bank Holiday Weekend
The Gardaí confirmed yesterday morning that an incredible amount of people were arrested over the bank holiday weekend for drug driving. An Garda Síochána recently announced that it would be setting up dedicated drug driving checkpoints around the country. As a result of the first drug driving checkpoints, there are a lot of motorists being caught drug driving so the...
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Insurance companies crackdown on cash-for-crash scammers
Special investigation units from insurance firms are probing thousands of suspect accident claims. They are clamping down hard with cash-for-crash stings in a major ramping up of the fight against exaggerated and false claims. Thousands of suspect accidents are being reported and the Gardaí are getting involved in investigating these fraudulent claims as well. In recent times, dozens of...
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Cost of petrol and diesel falls for the first time in six months
Some good news on the motoring front. Petrol prices have dropped for the first time in six months and diesel is at its lowest price so far this year. On average, petrol prices have fallen by 1.1 per cent per litre across the country according to the latest figures which are based on an ongoing fuel price survey by the...
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Thinking of buying a used car. Don't buy a lemon
Don't Buy a Lemon! Many motorists are presently considering changing their cars. While some buyers are heading towards showrooms for a brand new car, many are turning to the used car market place. Hence madness ensues! Buying and selling in the used car market place can often be difficult and frustrating. Lets review a possible scenario… In addition to parading...
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Ford release world's first hybrid police pursuit vehicle
In an industry first, the Ford motor company in the United States has announced the world's first hybrid police pursuit vehicle with the release of their new police-duty-ready Fusion Hybrid police car. The new hybrid police car will be ready to tackle everyday law enforcement duties while saving on fuel and being more environmentally friendly than other police vehicles. The...
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Cow avoidance system for vehicles on India’s roads
Engineers in India have designed a new 'cow avoidance system' for India’s large road network. Cows are a very common sight on Indian roads and Indians have a great love for these gentle domestic animals. In Hinduism, the cow is seen as sacred and so they are deeply respected. Most Hindus respect the cow for her gentle nature. One of...
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Drivers warned to display new Crit'Air vehicle emissions sticker if driving in France
Drivers travelling to France are being warned to display the new Crit'Air vehicle emissions sticker Motorists driving to France may need to be aware of the new vehicle emissions sticker system which has been introduced in the French cities of Paris, Lyon and Grenoble to tackle pollution. The Crit’Air scheme came into force in Paris on Sunday, January 22....