We recently ran a Driving for Work Awareness Week here at Brookfield Renewable.  Part of this initiative was to provide Advanced/Defensive Driver training to our staff.  We chose Colm Branigan to complete this training as we have done in the past as Colm came highly recommended to us many years ago. As he has always done in the past, he put our participants at ease and all found Colm to be approachable, clear and highly effective in the training he provided.  As you would imagine some staff were apprehensive about completing this training as they were nervous that it would be like doing their driving test all over again but the feedback from all after the training was completed was that they found it extremely beneficial and a great way to refresh their driving skills and awareness in general.  They all commented that it was Colm’s approach to the driver training that facilitated them to enjoy the experience. 

I would highly recommend Colm to other companies as he is the upmost professional and a pleasure to deal with and most importantly an excellent driver trainer. 

Ann Marie Coleman

Fleet & Facilities Lead, Brookfield Renewable

The Commercial Team in Coillte chose Colm Branigan as he came highly recommended to us. Each of the participants found Colm’s style of coaching to be clear, concise and overall we all benefited from our training days.

Colm brings a unique style to his driving course making the driver feel at ease while at the same time giving little tips on how to improve the driving experience.

I would highly recommend Colm to other companies who wish to give their employees a new outlook on driving.

John Hoolan

Property Sales Team Leader, Land Solutions | Coillte

We chose Colm as after looking at the services that other instructors were providing, Colm offered the best level of customer service on every level – detailed account of what would be covered, thorough approach to listening to the reasons why we wanted to undertake the advanced driving course, assurance of  comprehensive reporting, flexibility to accommodate availability, preferred location and very good value for money.

We found Colm’s style of coaching highly effective – he put us at our ease but challenged us in a positive and encouraging way. A huge amount of material and tasks were covered in the 2-hour session but in a very paced and engaging way. Colm has a great way of explaining things clearly and helping you to apply them in the moment so they are understood.

We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Colm – excellent customer service, high quality of service tailored to the organisation and individual’s needs, extremely thorough approach to assessing driving capabilities of the customer in an enabling and motivating way and most importantly for us, the learning has improved driver awareness for safety.

Rosaleen Molloy, National Director, Music Generation.

Ireland’s roads have never been busier, we are at capacity on many roads around the country and way over it on the M50 surrounding the capital. This means driving has never been more of a challenge. So, we thought we would ask experts for some advanced driving tips that may help you become a smarter driver and get where you are going safe and sound.