Category: Irish

Ulster Rally Sails Into Fermanagh

Ulster Rally Sails Into Fermanagh

The Northern Ireland Motor Club has confirmed that County Fermanagh will host the 37th Ulster Rally on August 23rd and 24th, with the Rally being based in and around Enniskillen town. The event will once again be sponsored by the Todds Leap activity centre in Ballygawley. Confirming the move, Ulster Rally Clerk of the Course Lewis Boyd commented; “It is [...]

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Seeded Entry: Willie Loughman Forest Rally

Seeded Entry: Willie Loughman Forest Rally

Mick O’Brien and Greg Shinnors head a packed entry list for this year’s PlasticBags.ie Willie Loughman Forest Rally, round three of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship. After claiming success at round two’s Moonraker Rally, O’Brien will be aiming to add another victory to his credit but will have some stiff opposition to contend with…full entry list below: 1 Mick [...]

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Easter Stages Rally Cancelled

Easter Stages Rally Cancelled

The management of the Easter Stages Rally, round three of the Carryduff Forklift MSA N.I. Rally Championship which was due to take place this weekend across Counties Down and Antrim, have been forced to cancel the event. The decision has been made in light of the hardship being faced by residents in the area, and the heavy snow. The rally [...]

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Stunning Entry & Live Coverage for Easter Stages

Stunning Entry & Live Coverage for Easter Stages

The Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship returns to action this Saturday for round three, the Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally. Starting from Lisburn’s Bow Street at 9.30am on Saturday morning, competitors will tackle three loops of four stages all based within County Down. The service area is located at Ballynahinch’s Millbrook Lodge Hotel, which also hosts the [...]

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Breen Banks Second in Canaries

Breen Banks Second in Canaries

A dramatic two days in the Canary Islands saw the number one Peugeot Rallye Academy crew Craig Breen and Paul Nagle claim another second place which puts them in the immediate wake of Jan Kopecky in the European Championship standings. The Spanish event saw Breen produce another display of his speed and hallmark consistency in spite of the first day’s [...]

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Easter Stages Goes Global – On Event Live Stream!

Easter Stages Goes Global – On Event Live Stream!

Minister Stephen Farry joined film students at South Eastern Regional College’s Ballynahinch campus today to celebrate the launch of the groundbreaking internet television channel Circuitofireland.tv. The brainchild of Bobby Willis (Event Director of the Circuit of Ireland Rally), and with the help of Tyndall Productions and students of NI Film School have played a pivotal role in the development of [...]

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Triton Showers Easter Stages Entry List

Triton Showers Easter Stages Entry List

Darren Gass and Enda Sherry head an impressive entry for this year’s Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally, round two of the Irish Tarmac Championship and round three of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship. They will be joined by the likes of Derek McGarrity, Declan Boyle, Garry Jennings, Kenny McKinstry, Donagh Kelly and Kevin Barrett, as well as [...]

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Robin Phillips Set For Easter Rally Comeback!

Robin Phillips, the 2000 Northern Ireland Rally Champion, is set to make a surprise return to the stages this Easter! The Saintfield driver has entered the Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally in a DGM hired Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 and will be navigated by his 19-year-old daughter Laura. It was almost 13 years ago that Robin clinched the N.I. title [...]

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O’Mahony Claims West Cork Success!

O’Mahony Claims West Cork Success!

Rally driver Brian O’Mahony from Carrigaline, Co. Cork, and co-driver John Higgins from Kiltimagh, Co.Mayo, will not forget St. Patrick’s weekend 2013 anytime soon. The pair won the annual West Cork Rally, a gruelling event that takes place over two days on 200km of West Cork’s most difficult tarmac roads…

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“We are out. Car rolled but both OK.”

“We are out. Car rolled but both OK. Sure we had to give it a go!” Those are the words that Coleman Hurley, navigator for Denis Cronin, posted on RallyForums.com shortly after exiting the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally on the final stage. The crew had been embroiled in a battle for rally victory with Brian O’Mahony and John Higgins…

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