A winning margin of 20.4 seconds by Monaghan’s Sam Moffett and co-driver James O’Reilly (Ford Fiesta R5) in the Crafted Fitted Furniture Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally, masks a tremendous battle with fellow countyman Barry McKenna and his Wexford co-driver Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta R5) that wasn’t resolved until the penultimate stage.

Highlights of next week’s festival

TIPPERARY Senior goalkeeper Brendan Cummins claimed his fifth M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada title on Saturday evening, in the 50th Anniversary of the event, at the Annaverna Mountain in Cooley, Louth.