A man in his 30s is due to appear in court this afternoon charged in connection with the seizure of a number of cars, a boat and some power tools in Co. Meath.

A $15bn (€13.6bn) settlement over carmaker Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal has cleared a key hurdle, with a federal judge giving preliminary approval to a deal that includes an option for owners to have the firm buy back their vehicles.

Volkswagen has begun its recall of the cars in Ireland which were affected by the global emissions scandal, with Golf 2lt TDI Blue Motion models to start being fixed next week.

I bought my Audi A4 10 years ago for I all the right reasons.

Boxers at least wait until the bell rings before launching their first attack. But in the scrap to win election 2016 votes, the political punches were being thrown even before the televised leaders’ debate began.

In the many years I’ve been involved with the car industry I have come across many scandals and cover-ups involving auto-makers involving many aspects of their business, but I have never seen anything like the frenzy which has engulfed Volkswagen in the past fortnight.

THE recent weather will not have resulted in queues of people lining up to buy a convertible of any description, writes Declan Colley

With an election in the offing, a growing percentage are completely disillusioned with politics as it has been practiced by the main parties in this country for decades. Time and again we’ve had the merry-go-round of promises to do things differently when in opposition, and subsequent reneging when in government. In that light, we have compiled 10 ideas that might contribute to saving politics from total cynicism, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

Billionaire playboy lives a life of lust and luxury goods

The number of new cars taxed for the first time last month jumped by more than a quarter compared to last year — as car sales continue to soar.

If your commutes rarely stretch beyond 60-70km this is worth considering, writes Stephen Rogers.

MAN LOOKS FOR KATY PERRY AT KENNEDY COMPOUND

Paul Walker's car collection has reportedly gone on sale.

SEEING ministers arrive at Farmleigh House chauffeur driven in shiny Mercs and Audis to plan cuts for everyone it seems but themselves displays graphically the extent to which this Government is out of touch. Amid all the discussion about cuts and taxes, there are three cuts that must be made.

AN armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early yesterday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors.

Action movie star Jason Statham won the lead role in a new 60-second Audi Super Bowl ad after declaring himself as the car firm's number one celebrity fan.

AM I alone in questioning Fianna Fáil’s interpretation of patriotism?

FEWER high-end luxury cars are rolling onto Irish roads with figures showing new licences for some up-market models have halved in just a month.

As expected, Peugeot claimed the top three places on the grid ahead of tomorrow’s 76th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.

I READ in the business section (Irish Examiner, October 1) that the American Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Joanne Richardson, stated that, despite our current world class reputation as a manufacturing location, we are vulnerable to competition from low-cost countries in the manufacturing area.

Two Bentleys headed three Audis after the opening four-hour time trial at Le Mans today in preparation for this year’s 24 Hour race.

Tom Kristensen put last year’s winning Audi trio in provisional pole position for a Le Mans 24-Hour Race repeat victory with a stunning opening qualifying performance.