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Honda 50 memories and fuel shortages: A 1970s flashback

Reader Tom Daly recalls struggling to find petrol in Limerick, drawing parallels with today’s fuel debates

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Fri Apr 10 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir. – Your recent letters on Honda 50 nostalgia, combined with current events, remind me of trying to find petrol for my Honda 50, while on reserve (yes, it had a fuel “reserve” of sorts), in Limerick in the mid-1970s.

I remember pleading at one petrol station for just a pint, which would take me a long way, but no luck – the pump was dry.

In spite of what Taoiseach Micheál Martin says, I think we have a bit to go before having our worst fuel crisis ever. – Yours, etc,

TOM DALY,

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[ My nifty Honda 50 secured a greater rate of return than my pension contributions ]