Event: Rally Sweden

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Motorsport: Craig Breen back in his ‘happy place’ with WRC return

Craig Breen’s return to the World Rally Championship with Hyundai Motorsport has given the Waterford ace the opportunity to showcase his ability on this weekend’s Rally Sweden, where, just two years ago he secured his best ever result (second) in the WRC.

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Corkman Matt Griffin lands senior post with CJJ Motorsports

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Financial backing secures Galway International

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Motorsport: Breen keen to end WRC winless streak in Portugal

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Plenty of Irish interest in WRC as Ford moves up a gear

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Motorsport: Breen and Martin take fifth at Rally Sweden

Keith Cronin and Marty McCormack on collision course

The top two seeds for Sunday’s Willie Loughman Forest Rally, the opening round of the Valvoline series, are on a shakedown exercise for the British Rally Championship. 

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Craig Breen and Scott Martin eighth in Rally Sweden

Waterford’s Craig Breen and his British co-driver Scott Martin brought their Abu Dhabi Total Citroen DS3 WRC home in eighth in Rally Sweden, the second round of the World Rally Championship. Victory went to Frenchman Sebastien Ogier (VW Polo WRC) by 29.8 seconds from New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20 WRC). Norway’s Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta WRC) was 25.8 seconds further behind in third.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Motorsport: Craig Breen fulfils dream at Rally Sweden

Craig Breen will realise another as he sits behind the wheel of a Citroen DS3 WRC run by the Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team in Sweden.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016

Dubai crash costly for Matt Griffin and Dragon Racing

A collision by one of his Dragon Racing teammates ended the aspirations of Matt Griffin and company of achieving a good result in the Hankook 24 Hours of Dubai. The team finished 19th of the 81 classified finishers.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Another summit scaled by Craig Breen

Having fulfilled a lifetime ambition by winning the Circuit of Ireland last Easter, Craig Breen’s continuation of his desire to make it to the pinnacle of world motorsport has moved up several gears with the announcement that he is to form part of a three-team assault on Rally Sweden with the Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team.

Fri, 01 Jan, 2016

Spin costly as Meeke/Nagle seventh in Sweden

Motorsport: A spin midway through the final stage of Rally Sweden, the second round of the World Rally Championship denied the Irish pair of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen DS3 WRC) the opportunity of finishing sixth.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Meeke and Nagle in the hunt in Sweden

Motorsport: Losing time off the start line of last night’s opening stage of Rally Sweden, round two of the World Rally Championship, the Irish crew of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen D3 WRC) are outside the top 10 but still only 2.6 seconds off the lead after the completion of the Super Special at Karlstad. Meeke was very relaxed at the stage finish and was looking forward to today’s nine stages.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Top-four finish will do trick for Murphy

Motorsport: Three young drivers — Josh Moffett, Owen Murphy and Desi Henry — will battle it out in tomorrow’s Glens of Antrim Rally to become the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally champion.

Fri, 07 Nov, 2014

Busy Breen has sights on Latvia victory

Waterford’s Craig Breen is one of the favourites to land this season’s European Rally Championship title and is top seed for tomorrow’s Rally Liepaja event in Latvia using a Peugeot 207 S2000.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2014

MARTIN WALSH: Morrow leaves it late in Limerick

The West Limerick Forest Rally, the opening round of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship, ended with a dramatic final stage victory for County Down’s, Philip Morrow and co-driver, Johnny Hart.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2013

Breen on verge of second World Rally title

Craig Breen is on the verge of a second World Rally Championship title in two years as he heads to Spain this weekend for the Rally de Espana, the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Thu, 08 Nov, 2012

Breen on the charge in Sweden

Irish driver, Craig Breen (22) is second in the S-WRC registered competitors at Rally Sweden after yesterday’s nine stages.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Breen second in Sweden

Craig Breen is holding second place after day two of Rally Sweden in the SWRC section of the World Rally Championship.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2012

Breen looking to extend World Championship lead

Waterford’s Craig Breen will be looking to extend his lead in the SWRC this weekend as the World Rally Championship heads to Sweden for the second event of the season.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2012

Gass burns off rivals in Galway International

Armagh’s Darren Gass (23) and his Monaghan co-driver, Enda Sherry in their S10 Subaru took a thrilling victory in the Safety Direct Galway International Rally, the opening round of the Irish Tarmac Championship.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2012

Irish duo Meeke and Nagle out of Monte Carlo season opener

IRISH interest in next month’s Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the 2012 World Rally Championship, has been severely diluted as Tyrone’s Kris Meeke and his Kerry co-driver, Paul Nagle do not appear on the 89-strong entry list that was announced earlier this week.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2011

Breen to stay with Ford Fiesta S2000 next year

THIS year’s World Rally Academy Champion, Craig Breen has unveiled his plans for next season that will see the Waterford ace campaign his Kel-Tech Engineering Ford Fiesta S2000 in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC).

Fri, 23 Dec, 2011

Battle starts for Loeb’s crown

WITH the dawning of a new era in the World Rally Championship, one question remains pertinent — who can break Sebastien Loeb’s dominance? World champion since 2004, the unflappable French ace bids to continue his amazing WRC record as Rally Sweden begins in earnest today following last night’s super special at the city’s trotting track in Karlstad.

Fri, 11 Feb, 2011

Ace Breen driven for Academy success

THE ambition to succeed in the new World Rally Championship Academy series has prompted young Irish rally star, Craig Breen, to alter his plans for the forthcoming season.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2011

Ford releases new WRC car

FORD’S challenger in the new look World Rally Championship, the Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, was launched at the Autosport Show at the NEC in Birmingham yesterday.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2011