Jay Hickey ADI- National Driving School / J.D.A

01/10/2026

02/09/2026

Some lovely words from my students this week after passing their tests. Feels great being able to help them achieve their goals… Well done ladies!

31/08/2026

Emma passed her test first time this morning in Tallaght after completing 12 EDT lessons and 1 pretest with myself. A super driver who made my job easy! Well done Emma!

26/08/2026

Shilpas journey came to a happy end today after a lot of lessons and one previous failed test. Shilpa and I have been working together for a while now. The lack of access to a car and inability to practice is always difficult.

Shilpa came to me having completed 12 lessons elsewhere, but we had to start again from scratch. There were a lot of position problems and nerves around driving and controlling a car.

We put the work in, Shilpa was unlucky on her first exam but it gave us a blueprint of what not to do on her next exam. She passed today with compliments from the tester on her ability.

Delighted for Shilpa, she worked hard and it’s well deserved!

26/08/2026

Yesterday Aoife passed her test in Tallaght for the first time. Aoife’s been driving a while but always avoided a test due to nerves. We did several pretests in preparation and the day before Aoife’s exam we did 2 hours - which happened to include her actual test route. So she was full of confidence and flew the test! Well done Aoife!

15/06/2026

Anna passed her test first time in Tallaght today after sitting reduced EDT lessons with me last year. Anna did some extra pretest work with my colleague Lukas over the weekend, job done. Well done Anna and thanks Lukas!

28/05/2026

Ethan passed his first test this morning in Tallaght, after 8 EDT lessons with me (he started them elsewhere and was unhappy), 4 hours of pretest work and hiring my car for the exam. Well done Ethan. Smashed it.

26/05/2026

Margaret passed her test last week in Tallaght, second time round. Margaret had sat 12 lessons with me last year, as well as sending her son my way for lessons too. Nerves got the best of Margaret on the first test, as well as that dreaded left reverse 😳. However she returned determined, and got the win second time round. It’s been a hard road for Margaret and she was dealt some tough cards, so I was extremely proud and emotional to see her pass. Well done for coming back strong and getting the job done, Well deserved!

15/05/2026

Alona passed her driving test in Tallaght first time today! I met Alona on Monday for the first time and it was immediately clear she was really lacking in what’s needed to pass a test. We covered the key points and gave her some quick fixes, but what Alona needed was to re-learn pretty much everything. I sent her a truckload of study material, and told her to put the head down and start preparing. That, combined with the key points we picked up from the pretest, and she sailed through the test this morning! Delighted for Alona.