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By Eoin Cuttle

Over the past ten to 15 years, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) have come to dominate the car sales charts in Ireland.

Current Car — David Leahy is the Chief Executive Officer of the Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board. Fitting for the former history teacher, his driving past is varied and interesting. Currently the owner of an Audi A6, his first car was actually a van. Remembered by David as ‘a great little servant’, the 1991 Toyota Starlet, transported David from Trinity College to his lodgings saving him the twenty mile daily cycle.The Starlet saw him through the naughties, and was replaced by a series of cars, including a Nissan Almera, Saab 95 and a much loved Land Rover Defender.

Doolin Ferry Co. ‘Cruise Company of the Year Ireland’, has set sail for the summer season, with their state-of-the-art ferries operating once again from Doolin Pier to the Aran Islands. Passengers can also opt to board a Cliffs of Moher cruise, or the thrilling Seafari experience, which was introduced in 2021.

Peugeot is celebrating that its new 308 has been named overall winner of the Women’s World Car of the Year 2022.

Land Rover has been confirmed as the fifth worldwide partner for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a prototype hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the new Land Rover Defender, with testing scheduled to begin this year.

The new Land Rover Defender has come out on top of this year’s TopGear.com Awards, picking up the overall 'Car of the Year’ and ‘Unstoppable Force’ awards.

The long awaited new Land Rover Defender was recently revealed at Jaguar Land Rover head office in Dublin. Ahead of the Irish launch this spring, pricing for the Defender 110 2.0 SD4 AWD Auto model will start from €68,160.

Jaguar Land Rover tells us the new Defender can be previewed in retailers across the country.