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Dateline 2021: 4 year countdown to Ford launching driverless vehicle

No steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal... robot motoring is getting closer as technology makes giant strides

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The Corkman who brought a piece of the auld sod home to Ford HQ in the US

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Tributes to Ford in the village of Ballinascarthy where Henry Ford’s father was born

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Following the death of his grandfather, Henry Ford II became president of Ford in 1945 [video]

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The Ford Model A proved a worthy replacement of the successful Model T

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Ford Ireland are taking time to reflect on a proud past [video]

Imagining Henry Ford's emotional visit to Cork in 1912

Henry Ford paid an emotional visit to Cork in 1912 and here, Denis McSweeney imagines the scenario that unfolded.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2017

Memories are made with this photo of Cork Ford dealers outside Henry Ford's house [video]

The year was 1964 and a group of Ford staff paid a visit to Henry Ford’s old home in Dearborn, Michigan, Tom Cavanagh recalls.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2017

Ford’s legacy a lesson for world - 100 years since Ford came to Cork

THE year 1917 was marked by a number of seismic events. 

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Retired Irish soldier asked to testify

A retired Irish soldier has been asked to testify at the deportation hearing of a Lebanese man accused of executing two Irish peacekeepers more than three decades ago.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2014

Bazzi arrest ‘first step’ in pursuit of justice for Irish UN peacekeepers

What happens to a man alleged to be a suspect in the torture and killing of two Irish UN peacekeepers is a matter for American authorities, the Department of Defence has stated.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2014

Henry Ford and his links to Ballinascarthy, West Cork

TO this day the legend persists that if only the parish priests hadn’t got involved, Ballinscarthy in West Cork would have its own Ford factory.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2013

US celebrates as news spreads

Americans gathered in jubilant crowds to cheer, sing and applaud early today after their president announced that Osama bin Laden was dead.

Mon, 02 May, 2011

Ford sees Q4 profits shrink 79%

Dearborn, Michigan: Ford Motor Co, the second-largest US carmaker, said fourth-quarter profit fell 79% as its European operations reported an unexpected loss.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2011

Ford needs money from Jaguar, Land Rover sale

Ford is trying to sell its Jaguar and Land Rover units to raise needed cash and it is too soon to say if it would keep a stake in either luxury vehicle unit, the head of Ford’s European operations said today.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2007

Ford: No announcement yet on Jaguar and Land Rover

Car giant Ford will not make an announcement about the sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover subsidiaries until late this year or perhaps early 2008, the head of the company’s European operations said today.

Thu, 23 Aug, 2007

‘How much you eat in one day is how much we have eaten in 20 days’

THOUSANDS of Lebanese limped north to safety yesterday after weeks spent trapped by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, including the war’s bloodiest ground battle.

Tue, 01 Aug, 2006

Foreigners stream out of Lebanon

British and American officials said their evacuations from Lebanon were wrapping up today, as ships continued to carry people to safety in Cyprus and Turkey.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2006

US muslims braced for bombing backlash

Muslims across the US are denouncing the bombing of London’s transport system and bracing themselves for a renewed wave of harassment that has continued since the September 11 attacks.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Ford suffers 38% drop in profit as US car sales decline

Bill Koenig, Bloomberg

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Doctor's drastic treatment kills his brother

A doctor who tried to stop his alcoholic brother from drinking by chaining him in his home has been charged with murder after the brother asphyxiated.

Fri, 16 Jul, 2004

Bush 'set to lift steel tariffs'

The Bush administration has decided to repeal most of its 20-month-old tariffs on imported steel to head off a trade war that would have included foreign retaliation against products exported from politically crucial states, according to the Washington Post newspaper.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2003

Ford announces new European boss

Ford Motor has announced that the executive in charge of the Mazda brand is to help run its money-losing European operations.

Wed, 27 Aug, 2003

Bond for Success

It's another Box Office triumph for Pierce Brosnan.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002