{"id":2,"date":"2012-05-22T15:39:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T15:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:03:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9769\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/about-us\/padraic\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9769\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9769\" src=\"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/PADRAIC.jpg\" alt=\"Padraic Deane, Publisher\/ Managing Editor of Automotive Publications\" width=\"216\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Padraic Deane,<br \/>Publisher\/ Managing Director of Automotive Publications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Automotive Publications is Ireland\u2019s largest auto trade and transport publishers, providing these important industry with quality publications, news, technical and business websites, weekly eNewsletters, as well the Irish Auto Trade Awards and the Auto Trade EXPO\/CV Workshop EXPO.<\/p>\n<p>We have a great team at Automotive Publications and we pride ourselves on looking after our readers and advertisers. Our mantra is: \u201cBeing the best today is not as good as being better tomorrow\u2019, and we try to challenge ourselves to improve our services to you all the time.<\/p>\n<p>We are in a unique position to provide the automotive and associated industries with a professional and unbiased view on the serious issues relating to the auto business. Our quality publications include the Irish Auto Trade Journal, the Irish Tyre Trade Journal, CV Workshop Magazine with a host of on-line publications serving the specialist industry sectors in a very successful way.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy our publications and on-line solutions.<\/p>\n<p>I can be contacted directly at head office 090 66 25676.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Padraic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Padraic Deane, Publisher\/ Managing Director of Automotive Publications<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> Padraic Deane is one of Ireland\u2019s most experienced automotive journalists. He is the Publisher and Managing Director of Automotive Publications. He represented Ireland on the \u2018International Engine of the Year\u2019 jury and has also represented his country on \u2018World Car of the Year\u2019 jury, and the \u2018Vehicle Dynamics International\u2019 awards jury. In addition, within Ireland he was a juror for the \u2018Continental Irish Car of the Year\u2019, and chairman of the jury that selects \u2018Irish Van of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Irish Commercial SUV of the Year\u2019 awards.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In addition to his expansive role at Automotive Publications, he also previously written syndicated consumer motoring columns weekly in several regional newspapers. In addition, he writes frequently on motoring related subjects in other national media, including newspapers, magazines and he broadcasts on radio.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Automotive Publications Ltd<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Glencree House<br \/>\nLanesborough Road<br \/>\nRoscommon<br \/>\nCo. Roscommon<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +353 (0) 90 6625676<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive Publications is Ireland\u2019s largest auto trade and transport publishers, providing these important industry with quality publications, news, technical and business websites, weekly eNewsletters, as well the Irish Auto Trade Awards and the Auto Trade EXPO\/CV Workshop EXPO. 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