Shares in the British luxury carmaker dropped 14% after it said chief financial officer Mark Wilson will step down by the end of April.

Shane O’Donoghue enjoys a day of total luxury courtesy of the stylish Austin Martin Vantage AMR

The DB11 is now available with an AMG-sourced V8. Simon Davis headed off to Spain to put the eye-catching new GT through its paces.

A former company director who pleaded guilty to operating a price fixing scam that targeted large firms including Google and Paypal, was fined €7,500 at the Central Criminal Court today.

Aston Martin has achieved its objective of making the most beautiful car in the world with the DB11, says Hannah Elliot.

It’s the show that affords carmakers the opportunity to pull out all the stops.

It’s as fast as an F1 car, can be driven on everyday roads and will cost close to €3m — and there’s a lengthy waiting list.

REAL driving skill is increasingly difficult to flex in a sports car.

Aston Martin has done exactly the right thing with its new DB9.

Ed Dunne shows us around his 1967 Ford GT500 custom build

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Oscar-winning star Christoph Waltz and Irish actor Andrew Scott have been named in the cast of the new James Bond movie, which director Sam Mendes says will be called Spectre.

Rugby League: Ireland will be cast in the familiar role of underdogs as they launch their European Championship campaign against France in Dublin today, but this time they are not without hope.

Jack Wilshere insists Arsenal will recover after being outclassed by Borussia Dortmund in a disturbing start to their Champions League group campaign.

For all the esteem Roy Keane now holds rising star Jack Grealish in at club and international level, the player himself recalls a terrifying introduction to the Corkman back in July.

A lot more people have braved a bucket of cold water and ice to help raise awareness and funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

THE Ford Fiesta has been with us for my motoring life and its sporty versions for nearly as long. Many people think 1981’s XR2 was the original sporting Fiesta, but that was 1980’s 1.3-litre Sport, the first Fiesta hot-hatch. My friend and former colleague, Kevin Mills, owned one and loaned it to me so I could cover a county championship game between Muskerry and Millstreet, in Ballyvourney.

IT is not often I get excited about a revamped car, but that is how I felt about the latest Ford Fiesta.

A new campaign is being launched in the UK to warn of the dangers of fans using flares and smoke bombs after it was revealed children as young as eight have been used as “mules” to smuggle pyrotechnic devices into football grounds.

Five years ago, long before Declan Kidney’s Ireland side upset the Wallabies at the 2011 World Cup, another select bunch of Irish rugby players made the Australian public sit up and take notice.

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has recovered from a foot injury and is in contention for Sunday’s game at Aston Villa.

WHAT WORDS come to mind when you think of Iceland?

Danish racing driver Allan Simonsen has died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash during today’s Le Mans 24 Hours, race organisers Automobile Club de l’Ouest have confirmed.

Carmakers Aston Martin are creating a pram.

A list of all the confirmed deadline day signings so far.

The transfer window may have been only open a day, but there is already some significant Irish movement — all in the direction of Hull City.

Forward Clint Dempsey is a doubt for Tottenham’s St Stephen's Day fixture at Aston Villa after he missed Saturday’s draw against Stoke with a groin problem.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is hopeful striker Peter Crouch will be able to return to action in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Aston Villa.

One of Cork’s best known schools is to undergo a €6.5m redevelopment.

RUGBY fans reckon Northampton coach Jim Mallinder’s decision to drop controversial wing ChrisAshton helped Simon Zebo notch his hat-trick of tries for Munster.

NORTHAMPTON head coach Jim Mallinder could see Munster target James Downey follow England star Chris Ashton out the Franklin’s Gardens door if the Irishman fails to agree a new Saints contract.

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STEPHEN IRELAND has revealed the prospect of the Ireland taking on Europe’s finest at Euro 2012 hasn’t tempted him to consider ending his self-imposed international exile.

NO outcome on the Suarez- Evra racism row will be reached until Tuesday at the earliest.

JOHN O’SHEA is now a huge doubt for Ireland’s Euro 2012 play-off with Estonia after limping out of Sunderland’s draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.

WESTLIFE star and James Bond fan, Shane Filan, will hope to make a View to a Kill ...ing when the Sligo singer puts his Aston Martin DB5 — the iconic sports model made famous as the car used by James Bond in several 007 movies — up for sale.

MICK McCARTHY is on form. The one-liners are being delivered at such a prolific rate during his meeting with the media ahead of Sunday’s game against Tottenham, you can’t help but wonder if, when he pulled on the red of Barnsley for the first time 34 years ago, he entered the wrong profession.

Dickson Etuhu will miss Fulham’s Barclays Premier League game at Aston Villa tomorrow after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury this week.

Tottenham should welcome back Rafael van der Vaart (hamstring), Jermaine Jenas (calf), and Younes Kaboul (hip) for Sunday’s match at Aston Villa.

Birmingham are sweating over the fitness of on-loan Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb ahead of Sunday’s derby match at Aston Villa.

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Wolves boss Mick McCarthy could name an unchanged side for the fifth successive match for Saturday’s Premier League relegation clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.

ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill will monitor England duo James Milner and Gabriel Agbonlahor during the second half of the campaign to ensure they avoid the possibility of footballing burnout.

Gordon Strachan is ready to throw caution to the wind and unleash Shaun Maloney on Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League rivals for the rest of the season.

Tottenham club captain Ledley King has billed tomorrow’s Premier League match at Aston Villa as the measure of how far Harry Redknapp’s men can go.

Olympic gold medallist Javier Mascherano will almost certainly be plunged into Liverpool’s tough away Barclays Premier League game at Aston Villa on Sunday.

The Aston Martin being used in the latest James Bond film plunged into a lake in northern Italy while being driven to the set.

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