Unlucky for some?

Superstitious about the number 13? You’re not alone, writes John Daly.

HAVE you had a touch of the old triskaidekaphobia lately? There’s a lot of it going around. Fear of the number 13 is very much in the air this month, as the calendar ticks down to our New Year appointment with the numerical.

The Irish motor industry was the first to voice a concern about an expected lack of 2013 new car registrations due to research suggesting motorists would drive shy of buying any vehicle with the supposedly unlucky tag.