Although not exactly threadbare, Declan Boyle’s title aspirations in the Dunlop National Rally Championship hinge on securing maximum points from all three remaining rounds.

Although Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (pictured) is officially listed to drive his usual Mitsubishi EvoIX at Sunday’s Sligo Rally, the 22-year-old will make his debut in the Ford Fiesta WRC his brother Sam drove to victory in the Rally of the Lakes last May.

A decision on the inclusion of the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally as a counting round of the Irish Tarmac Championship is still awaited.

A re-invigorated West Cork Rally is in the pipeline after organisers issued a call for fresh support and new ideas for the event.

Through five decades, Kenny McKinstry has been involved in Irish rallying, initially as a competitor but more recently in the hire and preparation of Subaru WRCs.

Little over a year ago, Irish karting was hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Irish drivers, Robert Barrable and Keith Cronin had contrastingfortunes in their respective outings in the Barum Czech Rally Zlin (Czech Republic) and Rallye Terre de Lozere (France).

The weekend events north and south of the border provide an interesting contrast.

THE Valvoline National Forest Rally Championship heralds the beginning of the Irish rally season tomorrow with the Abbey Hotel Donegal Forest Rally making its debut in the series.

THE World Rally Championship gets underway next week with the Monte Carlo Rally and according to Corkman Gerard Quinn, winning the manufacturers’ title remains the holy grail while having the world champion driver is also a tantalising prospect.

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).

DUNLOP National Rally champion, Tim McNulty will receive the Vard Memorial Trophy at the National Rally Championship awards ceremony at the Clayton Hotel, Galway tomorrow night.

FORMER five-times Irish Tarmac champion Eugene Donnelly is a dramatic late entry for next week’s Westlodge Hotel Fastnet Rally in Bantry.

MORE than 80 Opel car enthusiasts took part in a run in Co Cork over the weekend with drivers coming from as far away as the North to participate.

OVER 100 rally cars will race around Cork city’s former landfill site later this month in a special charity fundraiser.

IT seems there is no room for manoeuvre in the Irish Motorsport calendar that cannot accommodate the re-scheduling of its more high profile events.

THE demise of Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge both here and in Britain is a major blow, particularly to the young drivers, as it provided a perfect launching pad to their careers.

RALLY cars will reach speeds of up to 140kmph on a former dump later this month.

RALLY cars will reach speeds of up to 140km/h on a challenging circuit of a city’s former dump later this month.

RESIDENTS living near a former Cork city dump are opposing plans to stage a fundraising motor rally on the site this summer.

PLANS are being drawn up for a high profile motor rally on the site of Cork city’s former dump.

AMONG the hidden cultural treasures of the city of Cork are the Angelica Kauffmann murals at Mount Vernon House, now owned by The Cork Motor Club.

THE Motorsport Commission, the top committee within Motorsport Ireland, will have a new chairperson next season.

Results after Round 1 - West Cork Rally

After the summer break the forestry season will recommence on Sunday September 8 with the Cork Forest Rally.

The Imokilly Single Stage Rally looks like being the only tarmac special stage event to be run in Co Cork this year.

Cork Motor Club, who were one of the first in motor sport to be affected by the foot-and-mouth scare when they had to cancel their West Cork Rally earlier this year, have now been granted permission by Motorsport Ireland to run a single stage rally.