Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Josh McErlean starts his first season in the World Rally Championship top-flight at Rallye Monte Carlo next weekend.

A weekend long battle between Frank Meagher and Austin McHale went all the way on the 1995 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship opener, with the balance tipping in Frank's favour on the final stage. It was to be the start of the most successful season of the Tipperary driver's career.

The brainchild of Alec Poole and Fred Gallagher, the Tour Brittania was born as a recreation of the old Tour of Britain which was a mixture of rallying and circuit racing.

RPM travelled to Birmingham for the Autosport International Show to get all the latest gossip ahead of the 1995 season. Their cameras also visited Prodrive to see what goes on behind the scenes while a number of Irish Tarmac Rally Champioship hopefuls shook their cars down at Mondello Park ahead of the Galway International Rally.

Alister McRae and Freddy Loix were the guest stars for the Punchestown Rally Experience in 2004. Celebrities like Ken Doherty, Brian O'Driscoll and Shane Horgan got passenger runs in the hot seat while the event ran a novel super special format and at the end of the day it was Andrew Nesbitt who emerged victorious.

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Josh McErlean will join the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in 2025, driving a Ford Puma Rally1 in the FIA World Rally Championship, Co-driven by fellow Academy member Eoin Treacy.

A trio of Group A Subaru Imprezas battled it out on this event with Derek McGarrity having to contend with the recently crowned British National Rally Champion Kenny McKinstry and former Belgian and European Rally Champion, Patrick Snijers. McKinstry proved unstoppable, taking a comfortable win ahead of McGarrity as Snijers slipped off the road. A third place finish for Denis Biggerstaff was enough to secure the 1999 Northern Ireland Rally Championship in his Metro 6R4.

The 2025 Galway International Rally which takes place for the 47th time on February 1st & 2nd is the oldest international rally on the Irish Motorsport calendar having first run in 1971.

Motorsport Ireland are delighted to announce the Dacia Sandero Challenge Cup, in collaboration with Murray Motorsport, and Cedar Motors Ltd.

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy member Cavan’s Craig Rahill (21) was named the Billy Coleman Award Young Rally Driver of the Year, at the annual Motorsport Ireland Awards Luncheon in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin on Wednesday.

The curtain closer of the 1994 Northern Ireland Rally Championship saw James Lecky take the win in his Group A Subaru Legacy but it was Stephen Mawhinney who would take the title in his Opel Manta 400.

After a successful debut season, Race & Rally are delighted to announce the continuation of the Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup IRE & UK, a manufacturer-supported series designed to offer top-drawer competition and a career pathway for aspiring drivers in Ireland and the UK.

Charlie Donnelly was hoping to repeat his 1998 victory on this event but power steering issues on the final stage created an opening for David and Norman Armstrong to pounce and claim victory in their Escort Cosworth.

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy member Aoife Raftery has been named as Galway Motor Club’s champion driver at the club’s annual awards presentation on Saturday night.

As we begin the wind up towards 2025, we are kicking things off early by happily announcing that Sligo Pallets will continue as Title Sponsors of the Irish Forest Rally Championship for a further three years, agreeing a deal that will see their support continue until at-least 2027.

Trevor Moore took the spoils as the Escort Cosworth driver outpaced the Northern Ireland Championship regulars in the Derry forests. After a difficult start Denis Biggerstaff recovered to second place to keep his Championship hopes alive and there's also a guest appearance from a Coronation Street actor!

The Lurgan Park Rally celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2004 with a strong entry, which included former British Rally Champions, Jonny Milner and Mark Higgins. But it was comparative novice Kevin Lynch who would take the victory with a fine drive in his Subaru. It was to be the first of five consecutive wins for Lynch on this event.

Kyle McBride and Keelan Grogan become the final 2024 Billy Coleman award nominees.

Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper and Rally Academy member Aoife Raftery made a high-profile visit to Munster Technological University (MTU) Tralee on Monday.

Andrew Nesbitt was joined by motorsport journalist Sammy Hamill for a one off outing as they claimed victory in St. Columb's Park, edging out James Cullen by 10 seconds.