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Tesla has cut prices of its Model Y in Ireland by up to 24pc, writes Brian Byrne. The company has also reduced the price of its main seller, the Model 3. This means that at a starting price of €46,990, two versions of the model Y now qualify for the SEAI €5,000 EV incentive grant. The previous price of the entry RWD car was €59,450. The top grade, the Model Y AWD Performance, has had its price cut from €72,990 to €63,990. The new starting price of the Model 3 is €44,490, with the Performance version now topping the model range at €59,990. Tesla says the reductions are because of a ‘normalisation’ of some cost inflation and economies of scale due to localisation of production globally. The move follows price cuts announced in the US market on Thursday. Tesla sold 1,112 cars in Ireland last year and was in 18th place in the overall sales table. It was the fourth biggest selling EV in Ireland for 2022, with an 8.4pc EV share behind Volkswagen (26.4pc), Hyundai (12.6pc), and Kia...

 Autumn is upon us and winter is now just around the corner. However while the overnight temperatures are still mild it won’t be long before we will need to look at putting in some preparation for over-wintering the tortoises. They can’t really be left outside in the freezing conditions so Lorna will now be making arrangements to have everything in place to hibernate her tortoises so that can do so in the safest possible way before it gets to cold. With that in mind we thought it would be a great idea to have a chat with Lorna to find out what she has in mind and the reasons behind it.  If you would like to see more content like this the why not consider supporting our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is absolutely free and you can be notified whenever we publish a new video.

Do you believe you have some responsibility towards your community or the society you survive in? Do you feel you need to pay back to your community? Do you feel like helping the members of your society and being helpful in any humanitarian acts ? If yes, then there are so many opportunities available to us which makes helping the community a lot easier. Some of the simplest ways include volunteering at a local school or a hospital, helping the victims, serving the elderly, respecting the neighbours in every way and most important and easiest of all is to access yourself and be a good human being for everyone around. On the contrary, there might be some people who would negate this concept of helping others and the community. They might question this culture. Why is there a need to help the community? Why should they put in efforts to pay back to the community? What would they receive at the end of the day? Or who helped them during their struggles? To all such questions, there is ...