Five-time Northern Ireland Rally champion Derek McGarrity S14 Subaru WRC heads the entry for tomorrow’s eight stage tarmac Ryan Bradley Memorial Tour of Sperrins Rally in Maghera, County Derry.

Although they led the Tralee-based Fels Point Circuit of Kerry Rally from the start, the Kerry/Cork duo of Alan Ring and Adrian Deasy in the Munster Joinery liveried S12B Subaru WRC had to push hard through the final stage to ensure victory.

On his first forest rally in some three years Donegal’s Donagh Kelly, driving the McGeehan Motorsport Mini WRC, won the Samdec Security Lakeland Forest Rally in Enniskillen.

On the cusp of his maiden Irish Tarmac Championship success, Donegal’s Declan Boyle (Subaru WRC) is taking nothing for granted ahead of the Todds Leap Ulster Rally, the penultimate round of the Clonakilty Black Pudding-supported series in Enniskillen this afternoon.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle guided their Citroen DS3 to a magnificent third place finish on Rally Finland, round eight of the World Rally Championship.

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Few, if any, drivers have more experience of the terrain within the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes than Denis Cronin, himself a winner of the Killarney spectacular in 2010.

Rally Italia Sardegna, the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship, continues today against the backdrop of the withdrawals of two manufacturers and a change in driver line-up.

In a close finish to the Modern Tyres Mourne Rally, round five of the Carryduff Forklifts Northern Ireland Rally Championship, Drew Stewart (Ford Escort) took a 12-second victory over the Mitsubishi of Andrew Stewart.

The revamped Dunlop National Rally Championship begins on Sunday with the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Rally and a capacity entry for the nine stages around Rathdowney.

TWO young drivers, Monaghan’s, Sam Moffett and Dubliner, Aaron Smith, won the top awards in Irish Motorsport yesterday and a bursary of €50,000 each.

The S10 Subaru of Monaghan's Niall Maguire, who was co-driven by Enda Sherry, had too much power and pace for their rivals on today's Auburn Lodge Clare Rally.

REGIONAL Championships are important to former triple national champion, Niall Maguire, who is the top seed for Sunday’s Ennis-based Auburn Lodge Clare Rally, the fifth round of the Top Part West Coast Championship.

Surviving an off road excursion on the opening stage that damaged the front of his Subaru WRC and suffering two punctures on the third stage, Maynooth's, Kevin Barrett, made a superb recovery to win the Galway Summer Rally, the eighth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

The local crew of Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry onboard their Subaru WRC took a start to finish victory in the Monaghan Rally yesterday.

The local crew of Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry onboard their Subaru WRC took a start to finish victory in the Monaghan Rally today.

The son of the couple whose house was destroyed in Sunday’s plane crash said their parents were “thankful” to be alive.

Investigators will today remove the bodies of five people killed in a jet crash as they sift through wreckage to find out what caused the tragedy.

Defending champion Matt Neal believes new rules in the British Touring Car Championship have left the title race wide open in 2007.

British Touring Car Championship organisers and Silverstone officials are at loggerheads following the circuit’s surprise omission from next year’s calendar.

Ex-Formula One test driver Darren Turner will join the British Touring Car Championship this year after agreeing a deal with Seat.

Wexford’s Eamonn Boland and co-driver, Francis Regan won the Athenry-based Loughrea Plant Sales Galway Summer Rally, in a Ford Focus WRC.

Extending his overnight advantage, Glen Allen and co-driver Damien Connolly, in their Toyota Corolla WRC, won the Cork Forest Rally today.

Yvan Muller put pressure on British Touring Car Championship leader Matt Neal by winning two out of three races at Mondello Park in Ireland today.

Colin Turkington is hoping to use home advantage for this weekend’s round of British Touring Car championship at Mondello Park in Co Kildare.

WITH their home event just a week away, Irish drivers, Colin Turkington and Gavin Smith will be hoping to improve their current positions within the British Touring Car Championship in Sunday’s three rounds at Croft.

Ireland’s, Colin Turkington (MG ZS) capped a fine weekend of racing in the British Touring Car Championship at Mondello Park with a superb victory in the third and final race.

Defending champion Yvan Muller went clear at the head of the Green Flag British Touring Car Championship after the latest round was completed at Mondello Park, Co Kildare.

Ireland's Gavin Smith will make his Green Flag British Touring Car Championship debut in front of his home fans later this month after agreeing a short-term deal.

THE MICHELIN Race of Champions motorsport spectacular in Gran Canaria, in its 16th year, will have its usual and exciting head-to-head Race of Champions as well as the fifth running of the ROC Nations Cup team competition.

Banbridge ace, Kenny McKinstry in his Subaru WRC heads the Irish challenge at the end of the first leg on the Manx International Rally, a counting round of both the Irish and British rally championships.

On a busy weekend for Irish drivers in various British Championships, several of the home contingent posted strong times in today’s qualifying sessions.

Having finished fifth in yesterday’s round of the Renault Sport Clio UK Cup, Meath’s Jonathan Fildes

Green Flag British Touring Car Championship leader Yvan Muller has his sights set on another Vauxhall clean sweep at Thruxton this weekend.

The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in association with Bord Fáilte, gets the green light in Mondello Park this weekend.

Eddie Irvine has defiantly ruled out a move to America next season after launching a withering attack on the two Stateside series.

AS the Avon Tyres British Formula 3 Championship enters the final third of the season at Oulton Park this weekend, results are becoming more crucial.

Yvan Muller notched up his second win of the day at Mondello Park to move into a 27-point lead in the British Touring Car Championship.

Yvan Muller’s relentless title charge continued with a comprehensive victory in the www.theaa.com British Touring Car Championship’s first ever race outside the United Kingdom, at Mondello Park, today.

Colin McRae, in his Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, maintained his lead through the second leg of the Acropolis Rally.

Mondello Park hosts its most prestigious fixture since its re-development.