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Over 8,000 musicians and well in excess of 600k people travelled from every part of the world to celebrate Irish music and culture last week.

According to SIMI’s (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) latest report, grey is ranked in first place as Ireland’s favourite colour for passenger cars for the fourth year in a row. By the end of June this year, 80,704 new passenger cars were registered in the Republic of Ireland with 37.2% of those cars being grey in colour. The second favourite colour by Irish residents is black with 17.5% of the market share.

These awards highlight the quality and range of providers and products available to consumers looking to purchase a car on finance, and to recognise some of the best of the best in the industry.....

First Citizen Finance has again this year developed a one day CPD Accredited training course, specifically designed for anyone selling finance in the Irish Motor Industry. The course is approved by the Institute of Banking and carries 5 Formal CPD Hours for those attending delegates.

We are delighted to welcome three new members of staff to our growing team here at First Citizen. The following people join Mark Stynes, Head of CRE Finance, within the CRE Finance team....

Well, there are a few options for you to consider: 1. The first is to get a quote right here on our website and proceed to making your full online application. Decisions typically within 4 business hours; or 2. Perhaps you'd prefer to visit your local franchised motor dealer and ask them to take your details and forward them on to us via our Autoline system which links the dealership directly to our Underwriting Department; or...