WILLIAM SCHOLES

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT - If the spheres of religion, motoring and rambling op-ed columns were three sets in a journalistic Venn diagram, then their intersection would contain William Scholes.

He has the pleasures of writing about faith and cars for the Irish News, a blend of God and mammon likely to be unique in daily newspapers, perhaps for good reason.

He is possibly the only journalist to have reported from the funeral of Pope John Paul II, driven an electric BMW i3 at the Brands Hatch race track, a Ferrari round the Ards Peninsula and to have been in St Peter's Square for the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict and Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis. He has held the coveted 'tidiest desk in the newsroom' title every year since joining the Irish News in 2002.

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Pope Francis: Earth is nearing breaking point

Faith Matters 09 Oct, 2023

In 2015 Pope Francis published the second encyclical of his pontificate.

Air max: The iconic Mazda MX-5 roadster is still the most fun you can have on four wheels for £30k

Motors 03 Oct, 2023

The MX-5 engages you in dialogue painted in vivid Technicolor on the way to the shops; you'd lose your licence in a Ferrari trying to have the same conversation

You need this on your Christmas list - the £69.99 Ferrari that lets you live out your Magnum, P.I. dreams

Motors 02 Oct, 2023

If you've all but given up on the dream of putting a real Ferrari - never mind a Magnum-spec 308 - on your driveway, there's some good news from Playmobil

As Elon Musk gives the big-selling Tesla Model 3 a refresh, get ready for electric motoring with our EV highlights

Motors 26 Sep, 2023

Interested in an electric car? Here are 10 EV stories to help you get ready for the move to electric…

Tesla Model 3 gets even more range and sleeker looks as Elon Musk updates his best-selling EV

Motors 25 Sep, 2023

But don't expect to find an indicator stalk - Tesla now expects you to press buttons on the steering wheel instead

Suzuki Swace: Accomplished hybrid family estate a smarter choice than an SUV – and cheaper than a Nissan Juke

Motors 20 Sep, 2023

FOR the same money as the funky Juke hybrid on the facing page, you could instead have this on your driveway - also a hybrid, but this time it's a very useful family-sized estate car which happens to have better fuel economy than the little Nissan, writes William Scholes.