Geraldine Herbert
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Geraldine Herbert
@GerHerbert1
#Journalist - Transport, Motoring & Consumer
@TheSundayIndo - Motoring Editor & Columnist
@Independent_ie @GHmagazine @euronews @NewstalkFM @RTE
@IrelandAMVMTV
Joined January 2012
- In Ireland, we don’t build metros. We just announce them every few years ... #metro #publictransport"It's the only capital city airport in Western Europe that has no metro or rail link." WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 2005 rte.ie/b/1539745
- Had the most Irish wake-up call ever this morning. Stayed in a hotel and asked for a 6:30 AM wake-up. Phone rings, I answer half-asleep. "Hello, it’s your 6:30 wake-up call… sorry about that" 😂😂 #PeakIrish #IrishHospitality #WakeUpCall
- Some personal news.. Delighted to say that I’m the new motoring editor at the Sunday Independent and Ireland’s first female motoring editor of a national newspaper. Thrilled to be taking up the role & looking forward to shaping how we discuss the ever changing future of motoring
- Listening to the wind while surrounded by trees ... #StormDarragh
GIF - Should EVs be allowed to drive in bus lanes to encourage people to give up their petrol cars? newstalk.com/news/a-potenti…
- No offence intended to Claire Byrne or Ciara Kelly but is this really the right message to send out - that #Cornavirus is not serious and you can work through it? Is it any wonder not everyone is taking social distancing as seriously as they should?Claire Byrne told colleagues today that she's "well now and through the peak of the condition". jrnl.ie/5055192t
- Take two 😉The Citroën Ami has officially landed in Ireland and is priced at just €9,990. It’s 100% #electric, with a 5.5 kWh battery, offering a range of 75 km and a charging time of just 4 hours. It measures 2.41 m in length, 1.39 m in width, and 1.52 m in height. #CitroenAmi
- Speed limit changes kick in next Friday (7th)! The meaning of the Rural Speed Limit sign (a white circle with three diagonal black lines) changes from 80km/h to 60km/h—but how many even know what it means now, let alone next week? 🤔 Where’s the proper public awareness campaign?
- Mentioned this idea to my 16-year-old, and his response 'Why don't they do something about vaping? That's a much bigger issue" ...
- Took the Citroën Ami out for a spin with my eldest around Citywest today, and it was pure head-turning chaos! Not since the BMW i8 have I seen so many double-takes and near-collisions 😂 Who knew a tiny EV could cause such a commotion?
- Spent a couple of days in @CenterParcsIE this week & was blown away by just how fantastic the car-free system works. Children play on the streets safely along with cyclists, scooters & pedestrians. Why can't we design housing estates & residential areas along the same lines?
- This case is truly shocking. Despite a blood test showing the Eirgrid CEO was over four times the legal alcohol limit, the evidence was deemed inadmissible due to a technicality. No one witnessed the driving, so drink-driving charges were dropped
- The 5km limit is set to be lifted tomorrow, the kids are back to school and my wheels for the week - #BMWM4
