Bantry Driving Academy

Tel: 027 56464

Eircode: P75 EH90

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About Us

British Rally Champion Keith Cronin with Mary Keohane, Director of the Bantry Driving Academy

British Rally Champion Keith Cronin and Mary Keohane, Director of the Bantry Driving Academy

We opened the gates of the Bantry Driving Academy on 3rd February 2010, but the work towards that point had begun years earlier when I saw my eldest daughter driving nervously even after she’d passed her test. She was so slow, she could have caused an accident.

Watching her prompted me to go on to train as a driving instructor, and, straight away, I set about researching the most effective ways of teaching young people to drive. I soon realised that, when drivers start learning young, everyone on the road is safer. I decided to harness new technology too, to make learning to drive fun and effective for young drivers.

With the help of the West Cork Development Partnership and its farm conversion scheme, I set out — with my children — to build up the Bantry Driving Academy and to make it a leading provider of driver education. It’s been a long road as you’ll find out if you catch up with our story on Nationwide (11 minutes in), but I’m so proud of what the family has achieved here. All of us play some role in making the BDA run smoothly, and our first year in business has been amazing.

The Bantry Driving Academy Team

A Few Members of the BDA Team!

We’ve given lessons to older people who had given up hope of ever learning to drive.

We love working with CoAction and the National Learning Network to give more young people the exciting chance to learn to drive.

And we enjoy helping international drivers to gain their Irish driving licences too.

Thanks to everyone for all the fantastic support we’ve had up to this point.

Let’s hope every year is as exciting for the BDA as this one!

Mary Keohane, Director of the Bantry Driving Academy

Focused Support

We work with each person in the group to make sure we set the right challenges for each individual. Our simulator programmes cater for absolute beginners as well as people with more experience under their belts.

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Driving Lessons with a Difference!

Take driving lessons at the Bantry Driving Academy, and you’ll start out on state-of-the-art driving simulators, build your skills on our practice track, and then progress to lessons on the public roads.

Our ADI driving instructors work with individuals, school groups, and clubs to provide expert road training in a fun and stimulating environment. Book now to get your driving career off to a great start!

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Bantry Driving Academy
Derreenkealig
Bantry
Co. Cork
P75 EH90
Tel. 027 56464

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