IN what is clearly their most difficult assignment to date, Irish pair Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle lie in sixth place heading to today’s final leg of Rali Vinho Madeira, the seventh round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Dungannon's Kris Meeke and Killarney's Paul Nagle (Peugeot 207 S2000) have moved into a two point lead in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge series after today's victory in the Sata Rally Azores.

With six fastest stage times through today's nine tests, the North/South pairing of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle in their Peugeot UK 307 S2000 have swept into an impressive lead of 40.2 seconds at the end of the first leg of Sata Rally Azores today.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle (Peugeot 207 S2000) were in sensational form on today's opening leg of the Rally Internacional de Curitiba in Brazil.

Ireland's Kris Meeke (Dungannon) and Paul Nagle (Killarney) continue to make progress in the Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle, on board their Kronos run Peugeot 207 S2000, lie sixth at the end of the first day's action on the Monte Carlo Rally.

The team of Eamonn Boland and Damien Morrissey (Subaru WRC) have won the Ordnance Survey Rally of the Lakes in Killarney today.

Without ever being under any real pressure, Donie O’Sullivan/Paul Nagle, driving a McKinstry prepared Subaru WRC, won the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty by a comfortable margin.

Former winner, Donie O’Sullivan and his co-driver, Paul Nagle in a McKinstry hired Subaru WRC, hold a 14-second lead over the Mitsubishi of Colm Murphy/Ger Loughrey at the end of the opening leg of the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty.

Kris Meeke and co-driver, Paul Nagle in the Pirelli-backed Subaru WRC have won the Philip White Tyres Ulster Rally, a counting round of both the Irish and British Rally championships.

Tyrone’s, Kris Meeke and his Killarney co-driver, Paul Nagle in the Pirelli backed Subaru WRC dominated the opening leg of the Armagh based Philip White Tyres Ulster Rally, a counting round of both the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship and the Tesco 99 Octane British Rally Championships.

The Ordnance Survey Killarney International Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship, has been won by Dungannon’s, Kris Meeke and his Swedish co-driver, Jonas Andersson.

At the end of the opening day of the Derry based Easter International Rally, the second round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship, British Rally champions, Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy (Subaru) head the timesheets.

The final round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, the West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally in Skibbereen, was won by Cavan’s Patrick Elliott and his co-driver, Paul Goodman.

Cavan driver Patrick Elliott and co-driver Paul McLaughlin won the Tom Hunt Motors/Sligo Park Hotel Rally in their Subaru WRC today.

Armagh’s Andrew Nesbitt drove into the record books with a fifth victory in the Shell Donegal International Rally in Letterkenny today.

It was a day of changing fortunes for the competitors in the Letterkenny-based Shell Donegal International Rally, the fourth round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship.

Kevin Lynch and Allan Harryman in a Subaru WRC lead the Shell Donegal International Rally at the end of the opening leg.

Leading from start to finish, Derry’s Eugene Donnelly and co-driver Paddy Toner won the Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally in their Toyota Corolla WRC today.

Nineteen year old British driver Matthew Wilson in a Ford Focus is the overnight leader of the Sligo based Rally Ireland.

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

Leading from the start, Kevin Lynch and Francis Regan (Subaru WRC) won the Midleton Park Hotel Moonraker Rally, round four of the McCauley Trailers Irish Forest Rally Championship.

Gareth MacHale (Toyota Corolla WRC) extended his unbeaten run in the McCauley Trailers Irish National Forestry Championship with a fine victory in the Circuit of Wicklow Rally.

Competing in a World Rally Car on gravel surface for the first time, Gareth MacHale made it a winning debut in the Carrick on Suir Forest Rally, round one of the McCauley Trailers National Forest Championship.

Eugene Donnelly and his co-driver, Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla WRC) have won the Galway International Rally by a margin of 35.4 seconds from Austin MacHale/Brian Murphy (Ford Focus WRC).

Joint Irish Tarmac champion, Eugene Donnelly and his co-driver, Paul Kiely have regained the lead of the Galway International Rally on today’s eighth and final stage of the first leg.

The battle for supremacy in the Cedars Hotel Wexford Rally went all the way to the final stage and at the finish, the Stephen Murphy/Mickey Joe Morrissey (Subaru WRC) combination emerged with a ten second advantage over the Ford Focus of Donie O'Sullivan/Paul Nagle.

Northern Ireland’s Kevin O’Kane and co-driver Mark Hanna have won the Killarney Forest Rally in their Subaru WRC.

Armagh’s Andrew Nesbitt (Subaru WRC) took his second victory in the Punchestown Rally Experience when he finished almost seven seconds ahead of another former winner, Austin MacHale (Ford Focus WRC).

Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin won the Adare-based Circuit of Munster Rally, the fourth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

In a closely fought encounter, Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin won the Adare based Circuit of Munster Rally, the fourth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Derek McGarrity and co-driver, Dermot Gorman in their S9 Subaru continue to control proceedings in the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship.

Of today’s eleven stages of the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship, Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) were quickest on seven with Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla WRC) claiming the remaining four fastest times.

Eight stages into the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship, Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) has a 59 second lead.

After the opening six stages of the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship, Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) have a 34 second lead over Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely in a Toyota Corolla WRC.

The Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland Rally has been won by Derek McGarrity and co-driver, Derek O’Gorman (Subaru WRC).

In the Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland Rally, Derek McGarrity and co-driver, Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) returned to the Enniskillen overnight halt with all of their morning lead intact.

Killarney’s Donie O’Sullivan and co-driver Paul Nagle in their Ford Focus WRC won the Circuit of Kerry, the opening round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Seeding for next week’s Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland Rally was announced earlier today at Belfast’s Odyssey Pavilion. Five times Irish Tarmac Championship, Austin MacHale will head the entry in his Sanyo Ford Focus WRC as he seeks his first International victory in some five years.

Surviving two moments today when problems cost him almost two minutes, Donie O’Sullivan and Paul Nagle (Ford Focus WRC) have won the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty.

Britain's Steve Perez won the Killarney Historic Rally by over a minute in his Porsche 911 from the similar Porsche 911 of defending champion, Dessie Nutt.

Leitrim’s Sean Gallagher and his Kerry co-driver Paul Nagle were decisive winners of the BIO TECH Kerry Rally.

Taking his fourth win in five starts in the Dunlop National Rally Championship, Derry’s, Eugene Donnelly ran out a clear winner of the Suirway Forklifts Raven’s Rock Rally that was based in Kilkenny.

Derry’s, Eugene Donnelly, in his Rally of the Lakes winning Subaru WRC has a 37 second lead after four of the eight stages of the Suirway Forklifts Raven’s Rock Rally, the sixth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.