John Galvin, Motoring Editor and MD of the Clare Champion, is the new chairman of the Irish Motoring Writers Association, following the AGM of the Association last week.

He succeeds Austin Shinnors, of Bruff, Co Limerick, motoring correspondent of the Veterinary Ireland Journal..

The other executive positions of the IMWA are now held by David Walshe (vice chair), motoring correspondent of EM - The Newspaper of ESB, Forum Newspaper (Meath) and owner of www.NetACar.ie; Bernard Potter (secretary), editor of Irish Motor Management and motoring correspondent in Irish Farmer’s Monthly; and Michael Moroney (treasurer), motoring editor of the Irish Farmer's Journal.