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

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.

15/05/2026

Orlaith passed her test first time in Tallaght on Wednesday after sitting 12 lessons with me and 1 pretest hour. A big music fan like myself, I’ll miss the chats and the playlist battles! Well done Orlaith!

11/05/2026

Managed to scoop up the biggest bolt in poxy Dublin today, at 7pm when the local shops were closed. Lucky me. Got home. Little Amazon repair kit that’s been in my boot forever to the rescue. Tyre plugged, air in and ready for morning. Come prepared!

04/05/2026

Been a busy few days, I haven’t been online much. Last week we had Gabby pass her driving test in Tallaght. Second time round but first time with me as her instructor. Later in the week Thomas passed first time round in Tallaght, after completing his 12 EDT lessons with yours truly. Well done guys!

22/04/2026

Second time pass for Paul in Tallaght this morning. Nerves got the best of Paul on round 1, and almost again on round 2, but he held it together and got the pass.

22/04/2026

08/04/2026

Congrats to Kevin passing his test second time round in Tallaght today. Kevin sat a test years ago and failed. He then came to me nervous, not knowing what testers wanted from him. We did 6 hours of pretest work and he hired my car for the 8.25 test in Tallaght this morning. Nerves had him moving a little slower than the tester wanted, and we had spoken about that being an issue, but he did enough to get the pass. Well done Kevin!