"Super Derek, they've a cracking deal on the hotel so that'll be very welcome! I'm intending to go too."

"Looks like a great event 👍.  I hope to do it. "

"Eh, Mr Chairman, you could be cited for unChairman like language, and who knows - it could seriously affect your reelection chances.......just sayin......
seriously, I have gotten my head around paying the vat, duty, courier fees, but after paying…"

"Absolute bollox and i expect nothing less from our customs. Had issues with them in the past. Luckily nothing recent. I've bought loads of parts from the USA and Japan in recent months and everything went smoothly. It may be just the swiss that feel…"

"Hi Donal, the car looks very good, quite solid body by the looks of the engine compartment and on the transporter. Usually thats a good sign, they often tend to be visibly rusty overall when they are bad, however your's looks like It has underbody…"

"What f'ing muppet came up with that approach !!!Thanks for flagging Niall, you have some patience - I'd say even ringing them and hearing that required considerable self control"

"Well done for flagging that issue Niall - it could only happen in Ireland as the saying goes !"

"No worries at all- it was a great show and well worth going along to next year- we will have a couple of bedrooms spare in Ardmore next year if anyone wants to stay - assuming builders are finished by then !!!"

"Sorry Simon I didn't see that message until after you had arrived or would have reserved a parking space next to us."

"That's a great job for sure especially when trying to repair obsolete parts. A lot of the heater cores in my Heralds could do with replacing, I think I will contact them, thanks for the tip and good luck with your 124."

"hoping to pop in on Sunday to the show"

"A real boon for us, esp for non std or hard to get - ta Niall for spreading the good news , and to be fair you weren't robbed. PiBren "

"Yeah same thought struck me! I too went to Kilcock some years ago and they were gone but I just googled the other day just in case and boom! 1k away!"

"I used them before, when they where in Kilcock, when to use them some time ago and they where gone......now I know they moved to Clane.  Only in Ireland could Kilcock Radiator Repair be in Clane! "