Gerry Faloona’s background includes: the building trade, finance, oil, the public sector, social enterprise, property, hospitality, professional entertainment and at one time he was one of the top motivational speakers on the Irish professional speaking circuit.
In addition to his day job, Gerry worked with a number of local charities in a myriad of roles.
Gerry’s motoring experience began when he was 17 with the purchase of his first car, since then (over 45 years ago) he has been writing about, racing, rallying and restoring cars of all shapes, makes & sizes, but mostly Vauxhalls and Opels. He wrote the motoring column in the Andersonstown News over 30 years ago.
Gerry worked as a Supercar & Rally Car driving instructor and competed in stock, saloon and rally cars. He was a presenter on the motorsport Television show RPM on UTV and RTÉ and for four years presented the Friday Drivetime radio show on Belfast89.
Many may remember him from his years as a club entertainer and as a player for the St Paul’s and the Antrim Senior County Football teams.
EASTER is nearly here and hopefully the warmer weather is just round the corner. If we’re lucky, we could be setting off on some great road trips, whether that’s sightseeing or travelling to your favourite getaway location.
IN recent weeks and months there has been much talk about how BMW and a number of other car manufacturers have ceased working on the development and production of electric cars . Turns out it was an incredibly effective fake news hoax.
IF you’re in the market for a premium level convertible coupe, you may be happy to hear that the new Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabriolet is here, with prices from £52,995 to £63,31 on the road.
WITH many of today’s new cars being supplied without a spare wheel, new car owners are faced with the dilemma of driving without the security a spare wheel provides, hoping that the tyre sealant supplied with the car will somehow get them out of trouble. Being stranded miles from anywhere in the dark on a lonely road is bad enough for a young person, it is much worse for a pensioner or a lone woman to be stranded all alone.
IF you are a car enthusiast, the chances are you have owned and loved a VW Golf at some time in your motoring history, being as they are one of the biggest selling car models of all time.
HAVE you been dazzled by some of the bright new-style headlights? Have you wondered how they could possibly be legal? Well, the glare from increasingly powerful car headlamps has sparked calls for government action.
SOME of the genuine criticisms aimed at Electric Vehicles (EV) in the past have included batteries quickly deteriorating and requiring expensive replacement, perhaps after only four or five years; losing their ability to hold a charge; taking longer to charge; and perhaps the commonly touted criticism, the environmental damage caused by the mining of lithium required to make current EV batteries.
THE new fully electric Renault Scenic E-Tech is an intelligent EV brimming with useful and intuitive technology. Its all-electric powertrain features a compact 87kWh battery and a 220hp motor which when working together are capable of delivering a 379-mile range.
DO you need a child seat in your car? Are you considering a new seat and/or are you concerned about the safety of the kids in your car?
IT’S driving home for Christmas time again, so let’s dust off that good old festive soundtrack for the car. New research by car manufacturer Škoda reveals that people really love their festive tunes and as a result Skoda have listed the top 20 Yuletide songs voted for by drivers.
THE Hyundai IONIQ 6 has been named the Scottish Car of the Year 2023, the third time an electric vehicle has taken the coveted title. The IONIQ 6 has been described as having a mix of sensational looks, performance, comfort, range, and technology, elevating the 6 above some very prestigious rivals for the title. It also won the Large EV class.
A FASCINATING new study has revealed some of the most common reasons why cars fail an MOT. And in the run-up to the festive period, there is even more pressure to get it right.
THE Sportage, Kia’s best-selling car, is celebrating its 30th birthday, having first gone on-sale worldwide in 1993 before being introduced here two years later.
THE new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate is here at last and on sale with prices starting from £57,930.
RECENTLY I was contacted by an irate friend when his car suffered a brake issue just weeks after passing its MOT. He fumed that surely no car that had just passed an MOT should have a mechanical breakdown. But was he right?