Crawford’s Ford Centre located on the Beach Road in Sandymount is a very successful local business that has been operating in the area for many years and their pleasant and courteous staff are delighted to help with any motoring requirements you might have from a new car to a spare tyre.

With their Parts Department, Service Department, Accident Repair, Leasing Department and New and Used car sales they are there to help the motorist with anything they might need.

Crawfords are very proud to be a member of the local business community and have always tried to hire their employees from the local area.

One such person is their new Sales Manager Brian D’Arcy who has been here for the past three months and is delighted to be back working in his local area where his family has lived and worked for generations.

His father and his uncles used to be stevedores on the Dublin Docks. Because of this, Brian is very aware of what a tight-knit community this is and he believes that it is important to give something back to the area.

Recently, Crawfords have been getting involved in sponsoring and advertising with local sports clubs. To celebrate the 25th Birthday of Sportsco, members received a ‘Goody Bag’ along with a ‘Privilege Card’ which gives a ‘10% Discount off Parts and Service For All Sportsco Members’. They also advertise with Pembroke Wanderers and Clanna Gael and look forward to continuing to do so and support sport in the local area.

Crawfords are also celebrating the launch of the brand new ‘Ford Focus’ in their showrooms and held a ‘Santa Saturday’ on the 4th of December where parents could view the new Ford Focus while their kids got to see Santa and get a present– a good time was had by all!

The Ford Focus has been the most popular car in Ireland since its launch 10 years ago and this new model is continuing in that trend. Already it has been awarded the coveted ‘Semperit Irish Car Of The Year For 2005’ due to its outstanding value, craftsmanship, advanced technologies and reliability.

Not only is the Ford Focus the best-selling car in Ireland, it is now the best-selling car worldwide. Prices start at €19,730 for the 3 door 1.4i Freedom model and it also comes in various 4 and 5 Door and Wagon models up to €27,285. Additional options that are available are Metallic Paint, Fog Lights, Air Conditioning, Power Sunroof, Alloy Wheels and Adaptive Front Head Lamps.

Brian D’Arcy says that he is always delighted to welcome local people to Crawfords showrooms to tell them all about the new Ford Focus or any of the other Ford Models available there and that he looks forward to meeting and dealing with the people of Sandymount, Irishtown and Ringsend in the future.

Brian hopes that Crawfords can continue to have a great relationship with the local sports clubs and support them in any way they can and also provide a valuable service to the community through the Crawfords Ford Centre.