{"id":35386,"date":"2026-03-10T09:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=35386"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:27:03","slug":"venues-confirmed-for-next-mechanexpert-roadshows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/venues-confirmed-for-next-mechanexpert-roadshows\/35386","title":{"rendered":"Venues confirmed for next MechanExpert Roadshows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MechanExpert has confirmed the dates and venues for the first set of its popular Technical Roadshows of 2026, taking place next month across Cork.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tralee (Tuesday 21st April), The Rose Hotel, 6-9pm<\/li>\n<li>North Cork (Wednesday 22nd April), Cork&#8217;s Vienna Woods Hotel, 6-9pm<\/li>\n<li>Thurles (Thursday 23rd April), Haye&#8217;s Hotel 6-9pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/11VWXtxb6FHhQQqWh3EKnqHQzZYG7CFEB157YUYoUM5w\/viewform?pli=1&amp;pli=1&amp;edit_requested=true\">HERE<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Main-image-MechanExpert.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MechanExpert Technical Roadshows will again serve as a platform for a number of industry-leading brands to share their insights with demonstrations and to answer questions one-on-one.<\/p>\n<p>Technical experts from Bilstein, Bosch, Brake Engineering, Brembo, Exide, FAG, febi, Gates, INA, KYB, Liqui Moly, LuK, Mann Filter, MEYLE, Nissens, Sachs and Shaftec, were all present during last year\u2019s MechanExpert Technical Roadshows.<\/p>\n<p>The MechanExpert Technical Roadshows allow attendees to get up-to-date on the latest technology and get the inside track on best practices, common problems, and upcoming issues to be ready for ever more complex repairs as various technologies become more common and widespread in the motoring world.<\/p>\n<p>Following next month&#8217;s shows in Cork, MechanExpert plans to take the Technical Roadshows to Northern Ireland in June before concluding 2026 in September across the west of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>MechanExpert will also be exhibiting at the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, which takes place alongside the CV Workshop EXPO from 10th -11th October at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MechanExpert has confirmed the dates and venues for the first set of its popular Technical Roadshows of 2026, taking place next month across Cork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3160,"featured_media":35387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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