Geraldine Herbert

What’s the best health insurance plan for young families and first-time parents? In a semi-detached house on the edge of Dublin, a couple in their early 30s have three browser tabs open and a baby due in eight weeks.

Choosing health insurance when starting a family can be confusing and very costly. In @independent.ie I look at maternity waiting periods, fertility cover & what the public system already provides.
#HealthInsurance #Ireland #FamilyFinance

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What's happening with the electric car market?

#BehindtheStory: @gerherbert.bsky.social joins @franmcnulty.bsky.social and @paulnews.bsky.social to discuss why electric car resale values appear to have stabilised - and why the biggest challenge for owners is shifting from price to infrastructure
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Coming soon- your cat or dog can take the bus, rail and Luas. The National Transport Authority wants your feedback. Preferably not chewed. 🐕🚋
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How much do film extras earn in Ireland and how regular is the work? On a grey day in a remote forest, a bus pulls up and dozens of extras spill out in puffer jackets and trainers. Within an hour, they will be transformed into Norse peasants waiting for Vikings to ride...

Ireland’s film industry may be booming, but life as an extra is far from lucrative. In today’s @independent.ie I look at how much film and TV extras really earn in Ireland and how regular the work actually is.
#IrishFilmIndustry #FilmExtras

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From 9 March 2026, all learners must show proof they’re insured to drive the car used for their driving test (own or instructor’s). Bring an insurance certificate or insurer letter.
No valid proof on the day = no test, and you’ll lose your test fee.
#DrivingTest #LearnerDrivers

The e-scooter boom: Fast, convenient and everywhere – but are they more trouble than they’re worth? In the pouring rain, Suzanne Maguire zips past the rush-hour traffic on two small wheels, and just six minutes after leaving her office in Dublin 3, she is in her front room, greeted by two ecstatic d...

In today's @independent.ie I look at e-scooters - why people rely on them, and why injuries and enforcement gaps are raising serious concerns. They’re fast, convenient, and everywhere. But they’re also exposing deeper failures in our transport system. #escooters
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Thanks again!

The e-scooter boom: Fast, convenient and everywhere – but are they more trouble than they’re worth? In the pouring rain, Suzanne Maguire zips past the rush-hour traffic on two small wheels, and just six minutes after leaving her office in Dublin 3, she is in her front room, greeted by two ecstatic d...

In today's @independent.ie I look at e-scooters - why people rely on them, and why injuries and enforcement gaps are raising serious concerns. They’re fast, convenient, and everywhere. But they’re also exposing deeper failures in our transport system. #escooters
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Still looking for people, if you regularly use an e-scooter, please get in touch #escooters

Still looking for people, if you regularly use an e-scooter, please get in touch #escooters

Have you ever felt you had to edit your age out of your CV to stay in the hiring process?

I’m working on a feature on professionals in their 40s+ especially in tech removing early roles or graduation dates to avoid age bias

If this resonates please DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Have you ever felt you had to edit your age out of your CV to stay in the hiring process?

I’m working on a feature on professionals in their 40s+ especially in tech removing early roles or graduation dates to avoid age bias

If this resonates please DM me or email geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Do you use an e-scooter to get around?

I’m working on a feature about the people behind the growing number of e-scooters on our streets - why people ride, how it’s changed daily life, and how riders are navigating new rules, safety risks etc
Replies, DMs, or email: geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Do you use an e-scooter to get around?

I’m working on a feature about the people behind the growing number of e-scooters on our streets - why people ride, how it’s changed daily life, and how riders are navigating new rules, safety risks etc
Replies, DMs, or email: geraldine.herbert@independent.ie

Draft regulations to ban the use of scramblers in any public place | Newstalk The Cabinet will look to immediately draft regulations to ban the use of scramblers in any pu...

Do cyclists and pedestrians really die on our roads because they “can’t be seen”?
They’re generally killed because drivers don’t see them in time, are travelling too fast, or the road is designed unsafely.
@newstalkfm.bsky.social
#roadsafety
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How well will modular homes hold their value? Stephen Wright’s factory in north Monaghan churns out houses in the same way Ikea makes flat-pack furniture – concrete modules stacked and ready to be dropped into place as a family home in a matter o...

My piece in today’s Sunday Independent- will modular homes retain their value as Ireland’s housing market tests new ground?

@independent.ie
#ModularHomes #IrishHousing #Property #HousingCrisis

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Travelling alone? Fed up paying over the odds? Here’s how to avoid the single supplement Trish O’Rourke never expected a last-minute holiday search to return a figure more commonly associated with buying a car. Acting on a friend’s recommendation, she tried a deals website.

Travelling alone? Fed up paying over the odds? Here’s how to avoid the single supplement

Trish O’Rourke never expected a last-minute holiday search to return a figure more commonly associated with buying a car. Acting on a friend’s recommendation, she tried a deals website.

solo traveller

Looking to speak to📣 Irish solo travellers 🇮🇪✈️
for a feature about “solo travel tax”

Ideally, someone who’s recently travelled solo to a European city and used Airbnb/apartments.

If this sounds like you, please email me gerherbert6(at)gmail.com
#JournoRequest

You raise legitimate issues regarding transport externalities, but I think you incorrectly state the degree of household “choice,” underplay the role of structural planning and housing constraints, and quote some selective statistics that minimise the scale of the housing crisis.

So I am confused so you don't think we have a housing problem or that housing and transport are inseparable?

So have I ...

🗣️ "I think there have been 4 toll increases on the M50 in the last 2 to 3 years. So it is most definitely a cash cow for the Government," — Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor, Sunday Independent

#TonightVMTV #Transport #M50

🗣️ "What the M50 highlights in car dependency. Is forced car dependency," — Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor, Sunday Independent

#TonightVMTV #Transport #M50

People "chose" to live in places where they can actually afford to buy a house. I live 4 km from the nearest town and I don't expect public transport to be available at my door but a car space at the nearest train station would help

‘Couples may risk underestimating the actual costs involved’ – is IVF really cheaper abroad? “Cash or card?”. That was the first question Jennifer Malone heard at her fertility appointment in Dublin, before anyone asked how she was, before anyone explained the invasive procedure ahead or the ...

‘Couples may risk underestimating the actual costs involved’ – is IVF really cheaper abroad?

“Cash or card?”. That was the first question Jennifer Malone heard at her fertility appointment in Dublin, before anyone asked how she was, before anyone explained the invasive procedure ahead or the...

Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety Every day, Ireland invests more than €1m in walking and cycling infrastructure, aiming to make its streets safer for everyone. But rising casualty numbers reveal just how much there is still to do.

When DublinCommuters confronted Junior Transport Minister Sean Canney’s office with evidence that the delay to the implementation of a 30kmh speed limit would cause preventable deaths, the response from one of his staff was chilling: “That is regrettable.”
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How much high vis should we wear to counteract drivers using their phones while driving?

Thanks again John

Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety Every day, Ireland invests more than €1m in walking and cycling infrastructure, aiming to make its streets safer for everyone. But rising casualty numbers reveal just how much there is still to do.

I contributed to this important article by @gerherbert.bsky.social regarding the safety on our roads. So many of these deaths are preventable tragedies

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Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety Every day, Ireland invests more than €1m in walking and cycling infrastructure, aiming to make its streets safer for everyone. But rising casualty numbers reveal just how much there is still to do.

"The human cost is stark. Pedestrians aged 75 and over account for nearly a quarter of all fatalities, while one in three victims is 25 or under, and one in five is a child below 15."
I speak to road safety campaigners about what needs to be done ...#roadsafety
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