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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The Kia EV6 is a more interesting, better designed and higher quality car than the Tesla Model 3

Motors 21 Mar, 2023

Any Kia EV6 is a lovely thing to drive, but the dual-motor all-wheel-drive models are punchy performers and showcase the EV attributes of smooth, instant acceleration and hushed refinement

Suzuki S-Cross is great in the snow but hybrid system needs polish

Motors 13 Mar, 2023

There's nothing like a dump of snow, swirling winds and freezing temperatures to concentrate the mind of the school run dad who has to drive his son to the train station for the 7.30am express