Geraldine Herbert
@gerherbert.bsky.social
Journalist and cat lover ...
Transport, Motoring and Consumer
Motoring Editor & Columnist at the Sunday Independent.
Contributor - Irish Independent, Euronews and Good Housekeeping
TV - RTE, Virgin Media,
Radio - Newstalk, TodayFM, RTE and BBC
Transport, Motoring and Consumer
Motoring Editor & Columnist at the Sunday Independent.
Contributor - Irish Independent, Euronews and Good Housekeeping
TV - RTE, Virgin Media,
Radio - Newstalk, TodayFM, RTE and BBC
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
Looking to speak with first-time buyers across Ireland, whether you’ve bought, are buying, or are hoping to buy your first home. From mortgage exemptions & Help to Buy to self-builds or unique journeys, please email me gerherbert6@gmail.com #journorequest RT's appreciated.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Looking to speak with first-time buyers across Ireland, whether you’ve bought, are buying, or are hoping to buy your first home. From mortgage exemptions & Help to Buy to self-builds or unique journeys, please email me gerherbert6@gmail.com #journorequest RT's appreciated.
Looking to speak with first-time buyers across Ireland, whether you’ve bought, are buying, or are hoping to buy your first home. From mortgage exemptions & Help to Buy to self-builds or unique journeys, please email me gerherbert6@gmail.com #journorequest RT's appreciated.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Looking to speak with first-time buyers across Ireland, whether you’ve bought, are buying, or are hoping to buy your first home. From mortgage exemptions & Help to Buy to self-builds or unique journeys, please email me gerherbert6@gmail.com #journorequest RT's appreciated.
SSIA 2.0 - In today’s @independent.ie I look at what a new SSIA-like savings scheme might look like and how would it work?
#IrishEconomy #PersonalFinance #SSIA
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#IrishEconomy #PersonalFinance #SSIA
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SSIA 2.0: What would a new SSIA-like savings scheme look like and how would it work?
In the spring of 2007, Ireland was awash with optimism and cash as the first wave of Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs) matured.
www.independent.ie
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
SSIA 2.0 - In today’s @independent.ie I look at what a new SSIA-like savings scheme might look like and how would it work?
#IrishEconomy #PersonalFinance #SSIA
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
#IrishEconomy #PersonalFinance #SSIA
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Are you 65 or older and still working?
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
October 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Are you 65 or older and still working?
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
I am writing a feature exploring the profiles and experiences of first-time buyers who secure mortgage exemptions above the standard salary limits. If you’d like to contribute, please DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
RT's appreciated #journorequests
RT's appreciated #journorequests
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I am writing a feature exploring the profiles and experiences of first-time buyers who secure mortgage exemptions above the standard salary limits. If you’d like to contribute, please DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
RT's appreciated #journorequests
RT's appreciated #journorequests
I am writing a feature exploring the profiles and experiences of first-time buyers who secure mortgage exemptions above the standard salary limits. If you’d like to contribute, please DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
RT's appreciated #journorequests
RT's appreciated #journorequests
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I am writing a feature exploring the profiles and experiences of first-time buyers who secure mortgage exemptions above the standard salary limits. If you’d like to contribute, please DM or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
RT's appreciated #journorequests
RT's appreciated #journorequests
Are you 65 or older and still working?
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
October 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Are you 65 or older and still working?
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
I’m writing a feature on why more people are choosing (or needing) to work past the traditional retirement age, exploring both the challenges and the rewards. If you are interested in contributing 📩 please DM me here or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie
I spoke to Claire Byrne today about a new report showing that plug-in hybrids can pollute almost as much as petrol cars.
#PlugInHybrid #EV #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTransport #CarbonEmissions
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#PlugInHybrid #EV #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTransport #CarbonEmissions
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
New report: Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars
Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor Sunday Independent
www.rte.ie
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I spoke to Claire Byrne today about a new report showing that plug-in hybrids can pollute almost as much as petrol cars.
#PlugInHybrid #EV #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTransport #CarbonEmissions
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#PlugInHybrid #EV #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTransport #CarbonEmissions
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Brilliantly up-front piece by Geraldine Herbert on the culture-war driven U-turn on road safety by Micheál Martin's new government with the "Rural Independents".
Bottom line: "The original vision of a consistent, national approach has been replaced by a fragmented and much slower process."
Bottom line: "The original vision of a consistent, national approach has been replaced by a fragmented and much slower process."
Auto advice: Why speed limits are slow to change despite Government recommendations
What changes were recommended by The Speed Limit Review?
www.independent.ie
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Brilliantly up-front piece by Geraldine Herbert on the culture-war driven U-turn on road safety by Micheál Martin's new government with the "Rural Independents".
Bottom line: "The original vision of a consistent, national approach has been replaced by a fragmented and much slower process."
Bottom line: "The original vision of a consistent, national approach has been replaced by a fragmented and much slower process."
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
How much does an attic conversion cost – and how much value will it add to the market price of your property?
For anyone who has ever looked up at the ceiling and longed for more space, the attic conversion offers a seductive solution.
www.independent.ie
October 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
How much does an attic conversion cost – and how much value will it add to the market price of your property?
For anyone who has ever looked up at the ceiling and longed for more space, the attic conversion offers a seductive solution.
www.independent.ie
October 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Attic conversions promise space but also surprises. Costs have jumped up to 30% in recent years, and regulations can make or break your project.
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Still, when done right, they can add serious market value.
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#HomeRenovation
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
📊 Ireland New Car Market – September 2025 Snapshot
🚗 New Cars: 5,629 (+9.8%) | Year to date 121,693 (+3.7%)
🚐 LCVs: 2,169 (+7.5%) | Year to date 29,747 (+3.1%)
🚛 HGVs: 170 (+3.7%) | Year to date 2,403 (-8.3%)
🚙 Used Imports: 7,000 (+36.8%) | Year to date 53,662 (+12.4%)
🚗 New Cars: 5,629 (+9.8%) | Year to date 121,693 (+3.7%)
🚐 LCVs: 2,169 (+7.5%) | Year to date 29,747 (+3.1%)
🚛 HGVs: 170 (+3.7%) | Year to date 2,403 (-8.3%)
🚙 Used Imports: 7,000 (+36.8%) | Year to date 53,662 (+12.4%)
October 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📊 Ireland New Car Market – September 2025 Snapshot
🚗 New Cars: 5,629 (+9.8%) | Year to date 121,693 (+3.7%)
🚐 LCVs: 2,169 (+7.5%) | Year to date 29,747 (+3.1%)
🚛 HGVs: 170 (+3.7%) | Year to date 2,403 (-8.3%)
🚙 Used Imports: 7,000 (+36.8%) | Year to date 53,662 (+12.4%)
🚗 New Cars: 5,629 (+9.8%) | Year to date 121,693 (+3.7%)
🚐 LCVs: 2,169 (+7.5%) | Year to date 29,747 (+3.1%)
🚛 HGVs: 170 (+3.7%) | Year to date 2,403 (-8.3%)
🚙 Used Imports: 7,000 (+36.8%) | Year to date 53,662 (+12.4%)
Have you converted your attic in the last 5 years? 🏠
I’m writing a feature and want to hear your experiences, costs, compliance, wins & headaches.
Reply, DM, or email 📩 gerherbert6@gmail.com
RTs welcome! 🙏
#irishproperty #atticconversion #housing #ruralireland #JournoRequest
I’m writing a feature and want to hear your experiences, costs, compliance, wins & headaches.
Reply, DM, or email 📩 gerherbert6@gmail.com
RTs welcome! 🙏
#irishproperty #atticconversion #housing #ruralireland #JournoRequest
September 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Have you converted your attic in the last 5 years? 🏠
I’m writing a feature and want to hear your experiences, costs, compliance, wins & headaches.
Reply, DM, or email 📩 gerherbert6@gmail.com
RTs welcome! 🙏
#irishproperty #atticconversion #housing #ruralireland #JournoRequest
I’m writing a feature and want to hear your experiences, costs, compliance, wins & headaches.
Reply, DM, or email 📩 gerherbert6@gmail.com
RTs welcome! 🙏
#irishproperty #atticconversion #housing #ruralireland #JournoRequest
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
A big moment ahead.
Independent Ireland TDs spotted ahead of their crunch meeting with Maria Steen this evening.
If they back her, she’d be closing in on the 20 Oireachtas members needed to contest the election… but it remains a tall order ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.
#Aras25
Independent Ireland TDs spotted ahead of their crunch meeting with Maria Steen this evening.
If they back her, she’d be closing in on the 20 Oireachtas members needed to contest the election… but it remains a tall order ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.
#Aras25
September 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A big moment ahead.
Independent Ireland TDs spotted ahead of their crunch meeting with Maria Steen this evening.
If they back her, she’d be closing in on the 20 Oireachtas members needed to contest the election… but it remains a tall order ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.
#Aras25
Independent Ireland TDs spotted ahead of their crunch meeting with Maria Steen this evening.
If they back her, she’d be closing in on the 20 Oireachtas members needed to contest the election… but it remains a tall order ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.
#Aras25
“We were happy to prioritise time over money.”
What does it really take to make a four-day week work, financially and personally?
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#FourDayWeek #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #IrishBusiness
What does it really take to make a four-day week work, financially and personally?
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#FourDayWeek #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #IrishBusiness
‘We were happy to prioritise time over money’ – can you afford to work a four-day week?
On a windswept Friday morning, Mark Kane, CEO of sustainability consultancy Sustainabil-IT, is not at his laptop or in a boardroom.
www.independent.ie
September 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
“We were happy to prioritise time over money.”
What does it really take to make a four-day week work, financially and personally?
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#FourDayWeek #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #IrishBusiness
What does it really take to make a four-day week work, financially and personally?
My piece in today's @independent.ie
#FourDayWeek #FutureOfWork #WorkLifeBalance #FlexibleWork #IrishBusiness
One in three fatal crashes is linked to speeding.
Yet speed limit reforms have been shelved.
🚦 Road safety is not urban vs rural, or green vs anti-green. It’s a public good.
My latest @independent.ie opinion column 👇
#RoadSafety
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Yet speed limit reforms have been shelved.
🚦 Road safety is not urban vs rural, or green vs anti-green. It’s a public good.
My latest @independent.ie opinion column 👇
#RoadSafety
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Geraldine Herbert: Voters should not accept watered down efforts to enact road safety measures
It takes a certain political dexterity to call for tougher road-safety measures while your own party and the Government it supports help dismantle existing ones.
www.independent.ie
September 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
One in three fatal crashes is linked to speeding.
Yet speed limit reforms have been shelved.
🚦 Road safety is not urban vs rural, or green vs anti-green. It’s a public good.
My latest @independent.ie opinion column 👇
#RoadSafety
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Yet speed limit reforms have been shelved.
🚦 Road safety is not urban vs rural, or green vs anti-green. It’s a public good.
My latest @independent.ie opinion column 👇
#RoadSafety
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
The EU-US trade deal averted a tariff war but at a cost. For the first time, Brussels will recognise weaker US car safety standards, risking a regulatory race to the bottom.
My piece in today’s @independent.ie
#Trade #EUpolitics #RoadSafety #Leadership
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
My piece in today’s @independent.ie
#Trade #EUpolitics #RoadSafety #Leadership
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Geraldine Herbert: Has EU sacrificed vehicle safety to secure a better tariff deal with the US?
When European and US negotiators trumpeted a new trade deal this summer, it was met with a sigh of relief. Tariffs would be capped at 15pc rather than the punishing 25pc that had loomed for months. Ca...
www.independent.ie
September 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The EU-US trade deal averted a tariff war but at a cost. For the first time, Brussels will recognise weaker US car safety standards, risking a regulatory race to the bottom.
My piece in today’s @independent.ie
#Trade #EUpolitics #RoadSafety #Leadership
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
My piece in today’s @independent.ie
#Trade #EUpolitics #RoadSafety #Leadership
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
🚗💥 New Car Sales Jan–Aug 2025:
Registrations up 3.4% YTD (116,099 vs 112,229 in 2024).
EVs up 37%!
📊 Full breakdown below ⬇️
#NewCarSales #Simi
Registrations up 3.4% YTD (116,099 vs 112,229 in 2024).
EVs up 37%!
📊 Full breakdown below ⬇️
#NewCarSales #Simi
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🚗💥 New Car Sales Jan–Aug 2025:
Registrations up 3.4% YTD (116,099 vs 112,229 in 2024).
EVs up 37%!
📊 Full breakdown below ⬇️
#NewCarSales #Simi
Registrations up 3.4% YTD (116,099 vs 112,229 in 2024).
EVs up 37%!
📊 Full breakdown below ⬇️
#NewCarSales #Simi
Back-to-school means busy mornings & busier roads.
Here are 6 essential road safety tips for parents, from smarter drop-offs to safe cycling routes & car seat checks to keep the school run stress-free and safe
#BackToSchool #RoadSafety
Here are 6 essential road safety tips for parents, from smarter drop-offs to safe cycling routes & car seat checks to keep the school run stress-free and safe
#BackToSchool #RoadSafety
Back to School Road Safety Tips 2025: Six Essentials for Parents - wheelsforwomen.ie
Discover six essential back to school road safety tips every parent should know in 2025. From smart drop-offs to safe cycling routes, keep your child’s journey to school safe and stress-free.
www.wheelsforwomen.ie
August 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Back-to-school means busy mornings & busier roads.
Here are 6 essential road safety tips for parents, from smarter drop-offs to safe cycling routes & car seat checks to keep the school run stress-free and safe
#BackToSchool #RoadSafety
Here are 6 essential road safety tips for parents, from smarter drop-offs to safe cycling routes & car seat checks to keep the school run stress-free and safe
#BackToSchool #RoadSafety
Still looking for people who have reduced their working week, even if it meant a smaller salary?
👉 How did you manage trade-offs?
👉 What did you cut back?
👉 Was time worth the money?
Drop me a DM or email geraldine.herbert(at)independent.ie
#journorequest #4DayWeek
👉 How did you manage trade-offs?
👉 What did you cut back?
👉 Was time worth the money?
Drop me a DM or email geraldine.herbert(at)independent.ie
#journorequest #4DayWeek
August 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Still looking for people who have reduced their working week, even if it meant a smaller salary?
👉 How did you manage trade-offs?
👉 What did you cut back?
👉 Was time worth the money?
Drop me a DM or email geraldine.herbert(at)independent.ie
#journorequest #4DayWeek
👉 How did you manage trade-offs?
👉 What did you cut back?
👉 Was time worth the money?
Drop me a DM or email geraldine.herbert(at)independent.ie
#journorequest #4DayWeek
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
Paris proves congestion isn’t inevitable; targeted car restrictions could offer Dublin a smarter way forward.
@independent.ie
#Transport #UrbanPlanning #Dublin
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
@independent.ie
#Transport #UrbanPlanning #Dublin
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Geraldine Herbert: We can’t say au revoir to cars, but congestion-free Paris can teach Dublin a lot
Paris is a city I know reasonably well, though my acquaintance has largely been forged from behind the wheel.
www.independent.ie
August 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Paris proves congestion isn’t inevitable; targeted car restrictions could offer Dublin a smarter way forward.
@independent.ie
#Transport #UrbanPlanning #Dublin
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
@independent.ie
#Transport #UrbanPlanning #Dublin
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Reposted by Geraldine Herbert
Autonomous cars are reshaping transport in the US & China but can they ever navigate Ireland’s narrow city streets? In today’s @independent.ie I look at the promise, the policy gaps, and the MetroLink debate.
#AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfTransport #Mobility
www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...?
#AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfTransport #Mobility
www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...?
What’s happening to Ireland’s future of robotaxis and driverless cars?
In 2017, the world’s tech evangelists promised a near future in which fleets of driverless cars would transform cities. Ireland may have been little more than a footnote in these ambitious visions, bu...
www.independent.ie
August 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Autonomous cars are reshaping transport in the US & China but can they ever navigate Ireland’s narrow city streets? In today’s @independent.ie I look at the promise, the policy gaps, and the MetroLink debate.
#AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfTransport #Mobility
www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...?
#AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfTransport #Mobility
www.independent.ie/irish-news/w...?
DIY legal is booming in Ireland as families are priced out of professional help. For some, it’s empowering; for many, it’s traumatic, revealing a broken system. My piece in
@independent.ie
#CostOfLiving #AccessToJustice #Ireland
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
@independent.ie
#CostOfLiving #AccessToJustice #Ireland
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Low-cost DIY legal is booming in Ireland, but at what price?
When Maeve Flanagan’s father was diagnosed with dementia in 2022, the family assumed they could manage everything privately. With a joint pension account and nearly 50 years of marriage behind her par...
www.independent.ie
August 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
DIY legal is booming in Ireland as families are priced out of professional help. For some, it’s empowering; for many, it’s traumatic, revealing a broken system. My piece in
@independent.ie
#CostOfLiving #AccessToJustice #Ireland
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
@independent.ie
#CostOfLiving #AccessToJustice #Ireland
www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Looking forward to reading this @thinkorswim.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looking forward to reading this @thinkorswim.bsky.social