Ballylickey 2018

Never one to be missed, our annual trip to The Seaview House in Ballylickey once again proved itself to be a case of, keeping the best till last.

Mixed weather didn’t dampen the spirits and in glorious sunshine on Saturday we covered one of Ireland’s most spectacular drivers roads, The Healy Pass. A meandering, spiraling mountain climb that cumulates with spectacular views that are truly breathtaking.

Onwards to Kenmare for Lunch and another road trip back through the rock tunnels. The Caha Mountain pass, through stone-cut tunnels is one of the key roads linking West Cork and Kerry. Kenmare behind us and Glengarriff ahead the tunnels are cut through the mountainous rock and provide a spectacular addition to this incredible drive. Ballylickey and Seaview House for dinner was equally as impressive as the incredible roads and scenery

We were joined by our friends from the IJDC who boosted the number of cars on this trip to 18 in total.

Sunday morning brought the rain and a road trip to the beautiful Gougane Barra. Coffee and cake and a visit to the 19 century built church that sits on a small island. Adorned by a beautiful lake, a truly spectacular place to visit and a great way to end the weekend.

A special thank you to John Sheehan , Michael Mullins and Jonathan Sherwin for organizing this weekend.

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Meeting Report 29-Aug-18

The days are getting shorter, but the Jaguar driving season isn’t quite over yet. Items  we discussed at the Kingsley Hotel:

Meeting Report 27-June-18

It was 23 degrees centigrade, with the sun shining down the Lee valley towards us in the Kingsley Hotel on the last Wednesday in June. All the doors were open in the hotel to keep things cool, and there was a lazy, summery atmosphere that suited our mood. I’m just recording all of this now, because chances are in a week we won’t be able to believe that we actually had a summer…

We had a few things to talk about:

Terenure Classic Car Show

Have a look at the promotional video on the link above to promote this years show.

Meeting Report 30-May-18

It seems like a while since we met, but we couldn’t have picked a nicer evening to catch up, with the setting sun shining down the River Lee and temperatures of 17 degrees plus. Summer has definitely arrived! Hopefully it doesn’t leave as quickly…

Spirit Motors Extravaganza

Great events are memorable and boy this is one I won’t forget in a hurry. An invitation only event launching both the new I Pace, Jaguars first foray into electric vehicles and the opening of Spirit Motors new Jaguar Landrover amazing showroom.

New Jaguar XK

Plans to relaunch the Jaguar XK are gathering momentum, with the firms head of product strategy confirming that it is working on a proposal for a whole family of sports cars. Reintroducing a 2+2 seater is believed to be favored by Ian Callum to complement the 2 seater F Type. A launch date is unlikely before 2021.