The highly anticipated first round of the Dacia Sandero Challenge Cup took place last Sunday at the Midland Stages Rally, hosted by the Midland Motor Club.

Eighteen special stages form the itinerary across St. Patrick’s weekend with all of the major Rally 2 marques represented in the top ten.

After months of anticipation and build up, the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series (MIJRS) class of 2025 finally engaged stage mode and set off on what is set to be an incredibly exciting season, and for Jack Kennedy and Cian Caldwell in particular the season opening Midland Stages Rally could not have gone better as they claimed victories in Class 2 & 2A and begin the campaign with maximum points.

This upload covers the 2010 Dogleap Forestry Rally. Kenny McKinstry is the early pace setter, however a road section time penalty leaves him with a mountain to climb. Johnny McKenna and Donagh Kelly engage in a thrilling battle for the win, the the latter coming out on top after McKenna gets overly ambitious with some in stage cuts.

M-Sport Ford World Rally Team is excited to announce that Jon Armstrong, alongside new co-driver Shane Byrne, will take on the full 2025 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) in a Ford Fiesta Rally2.

The 2025 Irish rally season, finally commenced with the Jeremy O’Connor Longford Arms Hotel Rally on Sunday. 

Organised by Midland Motor Club, a bumper entry of 165 cars took to the slippery, muddy stages around Longford town.

The Tarmac Rally Organisers Associate (TROA) and NAPA Autoparts hosted a highly successful promotion day for registered competitors of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship 2025 at Mondello Park Racetrack on 16th February 2025.

The start of a new season is always exciting. After months of anticipation, the countdown is getting ever closer to arriving at the very first stage of the year, knowing that a whole new and exciting year of adventure lies in store, bringing with it countless highs and sometimes unfortunate lows. For the class of 2025, the beginning of the MIJRS season is extremely exciting.

The Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally will continue as a three-day event for 2025 and will take place from 14th to the 16th of March.

Organisers of the NAPA Auto Parts Irish Tarmac Championship are excited to reveal that the Paul Browne Plant Hire & Civil Engineering Junior ITRC will be split into two categories for 2025.

A who's who of Circuit of Kerry Rally drivers and organisers are expected at the 50th-anniversary reunion in the Rose Hotel on March 8.

An incredible 13 members of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy are set to take on the National Rally Championship’s opening round, the Midland Stages Rally.

William Creighton and Liam Regan made the perfect start to their British Rally Championship campaign by grabbing their first overall victory on Sunday’s East Riding Stages Rally.

Four Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crews will kickstart their British Rally Championship campaigns on Sunday’s East Riding Stages Rally.

The opening round of the 2025 Triton Showers Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship has attracted a bumper entry, with 165 cars confirmed and a lengthy reserve list. 

This upload covers the 2010 Lakeland Forestry Rally. Alastair Fisher and Jonny Greer entertain in an extremely close battle all day in their pair of Mitsubishi Evo 9's, with Alastair taking a 1 second victory on the final stage. In the modified section, Frank Kelly and Adrian Hetherington do battle once again, with Hetherington coming out on top.

Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin debut their new Citroën C3 Rally2 this weekend on the East Riding Stages in Yorkshire.