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Dark and audacious, Fisherman’s Blues, the rambunctious new novel from playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Mick Donnellan covers a myriad of genres from crime noir to comedy with an odd bit of religion for good measure.

Opel is set to unveil the all new turbo diesel 1.6CDTi 110hp engine in the Astra at the Geneva Motor Show early next month. The ultra-efficient 1.6 CDTi 110 HP engine emits just 97g/km of CO2 and consumes an average of 3.7 litres diesel per 100 km or 76 mpg. And that qualifies the Astra for tax band A2 (€180) for annual road tax.

The latest Astra range has arrived and Opel Ireland says it comes with a host of advanced driver technology, safety related systems, and sharp German engineering and design.

Opel is hoping to build on the success of its big selling compact car with the introduction of the newly updated Astra range.

Opel Ireland has launched a commercial variant of its successful Astra five door hatchback. And the first major fleet of new Opel Astra five door vans has been supplied to Eircom, Ireland’s largest telecommunications provider, writes Padraic Deane.

The new Opel Astra saloon will go on sale here in September. Opel says this latest addition features a sporting, elegant design and refined build quality, and is set to become a core product in the Opel Astra line-up, writes Padraic Deane.

Reigning Mayo Autocross champion Peter McCullagh carried on from where he finished 2011, with victory on Mayo and District Motorsport Club’s Loose Surface Autocross on Sunday. The Maynooth driver was the class of the field in his Mitsubishi Evo 9, recording a comfortable winning margin of over two seconds over his rivals after a fine final run over the challenging 4.6 kilometre circuit at Harrington’s Quarry, The Valley, Swinford.

A feast of festive rugby takes place in Cloonacauneen on Saturday when Corinthians host Dublin’s Bective Rangers in their Ulster Bank League division 2A clash under lights (6.30pm).

Euro NCAP announces the results for 12 new vehicle crash tests. This month’s top scorers with five stars are the Audi Q3, BMW 1 Series, Chevrolet Captiva, Fiat Freemont, Ford Ranger, Hyundai Veloster, Mercedes M-Class, Opel Astra and Zafira Tourer, Lancia Thema, and Toyota Yaris. The Lancia Voyager was awarded four stars.

A car which was suspiciously abandoned on a road near a house which had been broken into led to the appearance before Ballina District Court of a Dublin man.