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Ahead of Father's Day we heard from Philip Quinlan who never thought he's be a Dad! Our final feature of the week on Mens Health was David Hosie's addiction story. In Wildlife Matters Aoife McPartlin spoke about the death and destruction traffic inflicts on wildlife, while also reflecting on the amazing cuckoos who are Africa bound. Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars covered off drink driving statistics, the new scrappage scheme and reviewed the new Fiat Panda Grande, which he loves! David Sheehan looked ahead to the weekend's sporting action and we enjoyed classic comedy from Sindhu Vee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy from Done Deal Cars covered off new findings on drink driving, the propsed scrappage scheme for older cars and he reviewed the all new Fiat Panda Grande. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From Doc and Marty's DeLorean in Back to the Future to James Bond's Aston Martins. We have seen some truly beautiful and captivating cars on our cinemas screens over the years. But what are the most iconic, and why are certain cars picked for movies over others ? Joining Sean to explain was Paddy Comyn, Head of automotive content and communications with Done Deal
From Doc and Marty's DeLorean in Back to the Future to James Bond's Aston Martins. We have seen some truly beautiful and captivating cars on our cinemas screens over the years. But what are the most iconic, and why are certain cars picked for movies over others ? Joining Sean to explain was Paddy Comyn, Head of automotive content and communications with Done Deal
PJ gets the scoop from Paddy Comyn of DoneDeal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Every now and again, a car manufacturer will bring out a car that will greatly hurt their image, and their wallets. Ferrari have recently revealed their first EV, and they have lost billions in stock value.Joining Seán to discuss this and more examples is Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with DoneDeal Cars.Image: Ferrari
Every now and again, a car manufacturer will bring out a car that will greatly hurt their image, and their wallets. Ferrari have recently revealed their first EV, and they have lost billions in stock value.Joining Seán to discuss this and more examples is Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with DoneDeal Cars.Image: Ferrari
Paddy reviewed the all new Volkswagen T-Roc and Cupra Raval EV which he says is the best car he has driven this year! Paddy also raised concerns about the dramatic fall off in roadside breath tests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Sheehan's look ahead to the weekend's sporting action, Sinead Burke's Banter, sister Grainne's prestigious comedy writing gig and Paddy Comyn's Motoring Feature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Head of Automotive Content at Donedeal, Paddy Comyn, joins Brendan to discuss the enduring appeal, and practical challenges, of driving a convertible in Ireland. “Most people look at you and think ‘who's that tosser?'
Paddy Comyn from donedeal.ie tells PJ its the first time there are more automatics listed on the site Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why manual transmission will be a thing of the past, the all new electric Nissan Micra and Lexus RZ 500e Luxury SUV reviewed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why "Hello" to a friend or stranger can mean so much, a rosy day in Dunshaughlin, motoring with Paddy Comyn and Julie Parte's Louth antique discovery in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you've spent most of your driving life shifting gears, you may have no choice but to get used to automatics in the future; for the first time ever, the majority of available used cars are now automatics.Joining Seán to discuss is Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with Done Deal Cars.
If you've spent most of your driving life shifting gears, you may have no choice but to get used to automatics in the future; for the first time ever, the majority of available used cars are now automatics.Joining Seán to discuss is Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with Done Deal Cars.
Child of Chernobyl Raisa Carolan's story, the Mary Wallopers honour Margaret Barry, Alison O'Reilly's pain at loosing one of her dogs, Paddy Comyn's driving economics, Sarah Bradley's primary school students at the heart of the community and Maire Ni Churrain's passion for Amhran na bhFiann. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy Comyn, DoneDeal Motoring Head of Automotive Content, tells PJ the motor market is changing as drivers see government tax reductions eaten up by soaring oil prices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy Comyn on the search for EVs with fuel costs soaring, Dave Hannigan on Roy Keane, Ken Kirwan's road to recovery, the common frog in focus with Aoife McPartlin and Hugh Morris suggests there's a great opportunity to attract international businesses to the Northeast at this time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Irish American and US army veteran John H Shanahan offered his take on war in the Middle East, Paddy Comyn brought us his monthly motoring feature, at the eleventh hour Rose Murray still holds out hope her home in Bohermeen will not be demolished and Rhoda Smith focussed on wellbeing today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy discusses the EV price shift, electric vehicle batteries & ranges, imports and his recent test drives of Renault and Citroen new models. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The latest figures for car sales in Ireland indicate that electric vehicles will outpace the combined sales of petrol and diesel cars this year and this may speed up if petrol and diesel prices continue to rise due to the war in Iran.Paddy Comyn, head of automotive content and communications at DoneDeal, and Geraldine Herbert, motoring editor with the Sunday Independent, join The Last Word to discuss what's happening in both the new and used EV markets and the issues that may be putting people off making the switch to electric.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!
PJ talks to Paddy Comyn of Done Deal about what will happen next and talks to Denis who says we need to look at alternative fuels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With fuel prices rocketing, Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars, explains ways of conserving fuel as we drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Video recorded by busses in Cork showed that Friday is the worst day of the week for traffic offences. How do we fix that PJ asks Paddy Comyn of DoneDeal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why do we love the SUV so much, and why have a majority of people picked it over the humble estate car?Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with DoneDeal Cars, joins Seán to discuss.
Pj Chats with DoneDeal's Paddy Comyn on Chinese car brands making a major move into the Irish market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why do we love the SUV so much, and why have a majority of people picked it over the humble estate car?Paddy Comyn, Head of Automotive Content and Communications with DoneDeal Cars, joins Seán to discuss.
Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars reviews new marks from; Tesla, Toyota, Citroen and Skoda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emmet Ryan on AI harvesting, Sheila Bailey's experience of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ivan Curran's spud planting and Brian Gallagher's groundworks halted by the incessant rain, Kenny Doyle at the Liam Reilly memorial unveiling in Dundalk, Paddy Comyn's motoring feature and David Sheehan looks ahead to the weekend's sporting action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to Paddy Comyn from DoneDeal about calls for alcohol interlocks to be imposed on drunk drivers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Barbara Scully on how children address their parents, grandparents and names they give them! Meath county secretary Ciaran Flynn tells of a lucky escape he had while driving yesterday. Showbiz Editor with the Irish Sun Ken Sweeney had his say on the Beckham bust up. Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars brought us his first motoring feature of the year and David Sheehan previewed a busy weekend's sporting action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy Comyn, from Done Deal Cars, joined us for his first motoring feature of the year which featured some really cutting edge new models from Kia, who are now among the top selling car brands in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wholesale gas prices are coming down in Europe, but energy prices for consumers and companies have yet to start falling appreciably. In fact, high Irish fuel prices are very much at the top of all European charts once you include levies and green taxes. According to DoneDeal, we're the 3rd most expensive for diesel in the EU and 5th for petrol. But we're 13th if you strip out climate levies, excise duties, and other taxes applied by the government. All this makes the decision to buy your next car an important one.Paddy Comyn, Head of comms with DoneDeal Cars, joined Joe Lynam on the show to discuss.
Paul Byrne talks to Paddy Comyn of Donedeal about the whole situation surrounding scooters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As fuel prices rise again PJ chats with Paddy Comyn of DoneDeal Motoring and The Driving Seat Podcast about why there is no relief in the cost of living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hearty Hulks, Done Deal Cars' Paddy Comyn, what Cork Penny Dinners means to people, Meadbh Tierney from Durrus, the Fairy Godmother in this year's Everyman Panto, Cinderella Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meath River Rescue have their new boat, the Wednesday Gang tune us up for Christmas, Grace Tierney fools around with words, Paddy Comyn names his motors and car of the year and David Sheehan looks ahead to the weekend's soccer action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars selects his motors of the year with one clear overall winner! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars is so impressed with the all new electric Renault classics reborn while Noel Stewart and Donal Waters offered great advice on what to look out for battery wise if you're buying a used electric vehicle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Late Lunch paid a visit to long-time Show sponsors Blackstone Motors Showrooms in Drogheda, where we spoke with owners Noel Stewart and Donal Waters, Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Motors, Louth's All Star Sam Mulroy, Louth ladies captain Aine Breen and her teammate Kate Flood and Louth senior mens's assistant manager Peter Dooley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Karen Kiernan on single parents and their access to third level education, Barry Holland updates us on Cork Airports Winter flights and their 3 millionth passenger of 2025, Paddy Comyn discusses electric vehicles, we hear about the Cork/Kerry Food Festival, Charley Breen joins us from the Vegan Society of Ireland, Jane answers all your pet questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Entertainment par excellence in the company of Birthday Boy Brush Shiels and his best friend Sean Boylan. Julie Parte's Potting Shed Vintage brings a touch of class to any home and boy has this woman an eye for a hidden gem! Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars looked ahead to four new Toyota models and also focussed on the new urban speed limits. While David Sheehan previewed the weekend's sporting action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Other Side of Politics featured Caroline O'Reilly today, Antonia Daly joined us as our Book Reviewer, Paddy Comyn returned as our Motoring Expert and David Sheehan brought us his usual first class preview of the weekend's sporting action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin Transport spokesperson, and Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications with AA Ireland, discuss tolls on the country's national road network increasing from next month.
After sitting in traffic one day, watching people walk past us, Paddy Comyn of the AA wondered would you be faster walking across the city than driving? Well, 6 willing victims battled Dublin's streets in rush hour traffic to find out. Paddy joined Dermot and Dave this morning to chat about the results.
Range anxiety are two words that will be familiar to anyone who has experience of driving an electric car. The fear of running out of battery at a bad time is real, and can put a lot of people off making the move. But changes are afoot, Paddy Comyn from the AA recently undertook a challenge to drive an electric car the length of Ireland without charging. He joined Dermot and Dave to reveal how he got on, and what this challenge means for those looking to make the change.
Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications for AA Ireland, discusses plans that will see drivers of electric vehicles have access to charging ports on all main roads every 60km.
Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications at The AA, on falling fuel prices.
Aengus Cox reports from the foothills of the Dublin Mountains following snow overnight and Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications at AA Ireland, outlines how motorists should take extra care this morning.
Paddy Comyn, Head of Communications at the AA, warns road users to take extra care with icy conditions on the way.