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Philip Hedderman

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Motoring Editor, The Herald and Copy Editor, Sunday Independent

Joined September 2013
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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @HyundaiCarsIrl Ioniq 6 wins 🥇 Best Overall Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/hyundai-ioniq-…
Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Overall Winner | AA Car Awards 2023

Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Overall Winner | AA Car Awards 2023

Our jurors voted and the overall winner of the 2023 AA Car Awards is the new Hyundai Ioniq 6. It deserves the accolades for a number of reasons. It’s impossible to ignore its unusual styling for a...

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @BMWireland i7 wins 🥇 Best Luxury EV Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/bmw-i7-best-lu…
BMW i7 | Best Luxury EV | AA Car Awards 2023

BMW i7 | Best Luxury EV | AA Car Awards 2023

Electric power particularly suits luxury cars, enhancing the serenity of the cabin while offering effortless performance. The best of the breed today is the BMW i7, which is the electric version of...

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @BMWireland M2 wins 🥇 Best Performance Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/bmw-m2-best-pe…
BMW M2 | Best Performance | AA Car Awards 2023

BMW M2 | Best Performance | AA Car Awards 2023

BMW’s M cars always go down well with our jurors and enthusiasts, alike, and this year the new M2 Coupé took their fancy.

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @SkodaIRL Enyaq wins 🥇 Best Family EV Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/skoda-enyaq-be…
Skoda Enyaq | Best Family EV | AA Car Awards 2023

Skoda Enyaq | Best Family EV | AA Car Awards 2023

With excellent range, good charging and plenty of space, the Skoda Enyaq ticks a lot of boxes for Irish families. The design is angular, sharp and modern. With plenty of variation on specification,...

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @MG_Motor_IE MG4 wins 🥇 Best Budget EV Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/mg4-best-budge…
MG4 | Best Budget EV | AA Car Awards 2023

MG4 | Best Budget EV | AA Car Awards 2023

The reinvention of the famous old MG brand took a step up with the launch of the MG4 hatchback. Not only does it get thoroughly modern looks and a spacious and well-appointed cabin, but it’s a...

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @BMWireland i4 wins 🥇 Best Compact Executive Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/bmw-i4-best-co…
BMW i4 | Best Compact Executive | AA Car Awards 2023

BMW i4 | Best Compact Executive | AA Car Awards 2023

BMW’s all-electric take on the 4 Series Gran Coupé sets the benchmark for EVs in its class and it became even more relevant in recent months with the launch of a new entry-level model, the eDrive35....

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @SkodaIRL Kodiaq wins 🥇 Best Large Crossover Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/skoda-kodiaq-b…

Skoda Kodiaq | Best Large Crossover | AA Car Awards 2023

The Skoda Kodiaq feels like a premium product, but given the room on board, it’s priced reasonably. One of the few limitations of the about-to-be-replaced model is the lack of any hybrid option.

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @VolkswagenIE e-Up wins 🥇 Best City Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/volkswagen-e-u…
Volkswagen e-Up! | Best City Car | AA Car Awards 2023

Volkswagen e-Up! | Best City Car | AA Car Awards 2023

It’s a perfect size for the city, yet it’s not out of its depth on the open road and it’s more fun to drive than most hot hatches.

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @SkodaIRL Fabia wins 🥇 Best Supermini Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/skoda-fabia-be…
Skoda Fabia | Best Supermini | AA Car Awards 2023

Skoda Fabia | Best Supermini | AA Car Awards 2023

The Fabia continues to be one of the most spacious options in the sector and has an enormous boot that’s as big as that found in some cars from the class above.

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @FordIreland Focus wins 🥇 Best Family Hatchback Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/ford-focus-bes…
Ford Focus | Best Family Hatchback | AA Car Awards 2023

Ford Focus | Best Family Hatchback | AA Car Awards 2023

The Focus has always stood for sensible motoring with a dynamic twist, and the updated model lives up to that billing.

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @toyotaireland Yaris Cross wins 🥇 Best Small Crossover Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/toyota-yaris-c…
Toyota Yaris Cross | Best Small Crossover | AA Car Awards 2023

Toyota Yaris Cross | Best Small Crossover | AA Car Awards 2023

The Yaris Cross is available in four distinct specifications, including the tasty-looking GR Sport model, and comes with a 116hp 1.5-litre hybrid system which is very fuel efficient.

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @renaultireland Austral wins 🥇 Best Medium Crossover Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/renault-austra…
Renault Austral | Best Medium Crossover | AA Car Awards 2023

Renault Austral | Best Medium Crossover | AA Car Awards 2023

It’s an especially stylish SUV/crossover with all the latest Renault design language and a tempting choice of eye-catching colours. Two of the three trim levels offered are inspired by the Alpine...

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@aaroadwatch6 Oct 2023
The @SkodaIRL Superb wins 🥇 Best Large Family Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/skoda-superb-b…

Skoda Superb | Best Large Family Car | AA Car Awards 2023

There was a landslide victory for the Skoda Superb in the Large Family Car category and it isn’t really that surprising as it has been the favourite choice of taxi drivers and wise company car buyers...

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@TheAAie6 Oct 2023
The @MB_IRELAND Mercedes-Benz EQE wins 🥇 Best Large Executive Car 🥇 at AA Car Awards 🏆 #Motoring #AACarAwards #CarAwards2023 #AA #AAIreland theaa.ie/blog/mercedes-benz-…
Mercedes-Benz EQE | Best Large Executive | AA Car Awards 2023

Mercedes-Benz EQE | Best Large Executive | AA Car Awards 2023

Mercedes is a byword for refinement and the addition of electric power has brought that refinement to a new level. The EQE is a fully-electric luxury saloon priced and sized similarly to the evergr...

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@aaroadwatch11 Oct 2022
Want to know what our jury voted for as the best cars on sale in Ireland today? Check out our AA Ireland Car Awards Winners here: theaa.ie/aa-car-awards-2022/
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Chuffed to collect the Travel Extra digital media travel writer of the year award today for my feature on #Collioure, France, from Paul Hackett, president of the Irish Travel Agents Association and CEO of Click&Go, at CHQ in Dublin. Thank you!
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Hugh O'Connell@oconnellhugh29 Apr 2022
Some pre-orders arriving today. Exclusive extracts across @IrishTimes @TheSundayIndo and @Independent_ie this weekend. On the bookshelves early next week!
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Not all EV owners wish to save the planet. Pure bloody lazy. When my RS GT finishes charging I suppose I'll have to pick up the leftovers and put it in the bin - which is 50 feet away. #arseholes
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Ciaran Burke@ciaranwho5 Jan 2022
Beautiful #Dublin street art calendar free with today's Herald #StreetArt
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Alan English@AlanEnglish913 Nov 2021
And here's the Northern Ireland edition front page. Compelling interview in which Sean Quinn tells reporter Maeve Sheehan he is "disappointed" in her. Plus lots more across all sections
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