Bullets fired in a terrorist gun attack that killed two British soldiers were of a make and date similar to those used in Provisional IRA shootings, a court has heard today.

TEAMS will tackle six stages in Co Antrim this afternoon in their respective opening legs of the Todds Leap Ulster Rally and the Todds Leap International Rally Northern Ireland, part of the Irish Tarmac Rally and Dulux Trade British Rally championships.

TITLE contenders in both the Citroen Irish Tarmac Championship and the Dulux Trade British Rally Championship face similar tasks on this weekend’s penultimate rounds of the series, that while featuring the same stages, headquarters and service halts, will run under two different names.

YOUNG guns, Keith Cronin, 23, and Craig Breen, 20, represent the changing demographic of Irish rallying as the Citroen Irish Tarmac Championship gets underway tomorrow with the Safety Direct Galway International Rally.

THE Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle have been stripped of their victory in last week’s Rally of Scotland.

After a sterling performance on the opening stages where he carved out a strong lead Irish driver, Keith Cronin, partnered by his co-driver, Greg Shinnors ended the opening leg of the Isle of Man International Rally in second place.

ROUNDS of the Irish Tarmac, National and British Rally Championships take centre stage over three days beginning today with the former and the latter dovetailing on the Rally Isle of Man International.

Cork driver, Keith Cronin (Mitsubishi) made a superb start in his quest to win the British Rally Championship.

A Belfast taxi driver was killed by a .38 inch calibre bullet fired from a revolver, a murder trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard today.

Irish drivers, Daniel Barry and Richard Cathcart share top spot in the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge after today’s fourth round of the series that formed part of the Severn Valley National Rally in mid-Wales.

There was a dramatic finish to the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland where Eamonn Boland (Subaru WRC) reeled in long time leader, Tim McNulty (Subaru WRC) to take his third straight victory in a round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac series.

Meath's Tim McNulty, driving a Subaru WRC, leads the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland, the fourth round of the Irish Tarmac series and also a round of the British Rally Championship.

Irish driver Phillip Morrow and his co-driver, Daniel Barrett, in a Mitsubishi, finished fourth overall in the Carlisle-based Pirelli Rally, the first round of the British Rally Championship, today.

Lisburn’s, Phillip Morrow is the top Irish driver after the opening leg of the Carlisle based Pirelli Rally, the first round of the British Rally Championship.

Northern Ireland’s, Richard Cathcart (Mitsubishi) was the top Irish driver in the Jedburgh based Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally today, he finished third overall.

Mark Higgins and co-driver, Rory Kennedy fashioned a superb comeback to take a final stage victory in the Galway International Rally, the opening round of the Irish Tarmac Championship.