Motorsport Ireland wish to the extend our deepest condolences to the family of Dermot Carnegie on his recent passing.

A 20-year-old Craig Breen debuted the S2000 Ford Fiesta on Irish tarmac at this event, while Gareth Machale took his first Galway International Rally win in the older model Ford Focus RS WRC. This upload also covers the event's Group N and National sections and the Citroën C2R2 section.

Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy ticked all the boxes on their M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 debut, finishing seventh on a challenging Rally Monte-Carlo.

It is with regret that the Galway Motor Club announce the postponement of the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally 2025.

Co. Kildare Motor Club made history on Saturday, January 25th, by hosting its first-ever Sporting Trials event at the scenic Ballysax venue in The Curragh.

Derek McGarrity debuted the Skoda Fabia WRC on Irish tarmac on this event but it was Eugene Donnelly and Paul Kiely who shone in treacherous conditions, outpacing Austin McHale in their ageing Toyota Corolla WRC, to take the win.

The latest season of World Rally Championship action gets underway this week on its showcase opener, Rally Monte-Carlo.

As plans are finalised for the McCafferty’s Bars-supported Donegal Forestry Rally, scheduled for Sunday, February 16th, the organizing team is preparing for an exciting kickoff to the Sligo Pallets Irish Forestry Championship.

The 2025 Dacia Sandero Challenge Cup is now open for registration through a new dedicated website. Drivers and navigators can purchase their championship entry through the new online portal. The new website also hosts the championship calendar and regulations, with space provided for posting event results and upcoming news.

Aoife Raftery, Ireland's leading female rally driver, has been appointed as the Women in Motorsport Ambassador for the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally, scheduled for February 1 and 2.

An emotional tribute was paid to the late Katie Quinn at the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship Awards in Loughrea, County Galway on Saturday night.

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

Saibh Watkins, aged 10, has just started competing in sporting car trials as a Junior Junior!  

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.

There will be three Pinnacle Motorsport cars on the grid when the 2025 Formula 4 Middle East Championship gets underway this weekend. The Motorsport Ireland-licensed team confirms Wang Yuzhe, Kyuho Lee, and Yuta Suzuki for its lineup at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Throughout 2024 the Motorsport Ireland Women in Motorsport Commission highlighted some of the remarkable women in motorsport across the country on social media and through the Motorsport Ireland Monthly Bulletins and articles on the website. Below is a snapshot of some of the great stories that we shared, and we look forward to engaging with many more in 2025!

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.