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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New 500 goes electric but has same old charm
Motors 12 Jan, 2021
THE super-desirable electric Fiat 500 will cost a fiver less than £20k when it goes on sale next year, writes William Scholes.
William Scholes: I'm in foul form but things can only get better. Can't they?
Columnists 08 Jan, 2021
I'VE started 2021 in foul form.
Panda celebrates 40th birthday
Motors 30 Dec, 2020
THE Fiat Panda hits the big 4-0 this year, so to help it celebrate Fiat has given its practical little car a refresh, writes William Scholes.
Hand santa-tising and SAGE - Santa's Advisory Group on Epidemics - make 2020 a challenge for Father Christmas
FATHER Christmas might be the world's best known celebrity but we know surprisingly little about the man behind the snow-white beard, writes William Scholes
Honda CR-V: Reliably efficient
Honda's CR-V has always stood for Comfy, Reliable and Value - today it also stands for hybrid efficiency
'Remember the homeless and the good people who work for their benefit'
Northern Ireland news 22 Dec, 2020
HOMELESS charities have been given a much-needed boost for Christmas thanks to a book of thought-provoking reflections written during lockdown by former Methodist president Rev Jim Rea.
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