There was a dramatic finish to the Sean Conlon Memorial Rally, round four of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship in Mitchelstown as Lisburn’s, Philip Morrow and co-driver, Simon Morrow (Mitsubishi) edged out Cork pair, Owen Murphy/James O’Brien (Mitsubishi) by three seconds.

Even with three British Rally Championship titles under his belt, Keith Cronin had not been able to progress his career due to a lack of funding.

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.

LEO CULLEN has ticked most boxes in his 11 years as a professional player.

IT’S a case of experience against youth for the top two seeds in this weekend’s Donnelly Group/UTV Drive Circuit of Ireland Rally.

Ireland team strength and conditioning coach Paul Pook is to step down from his role after two seasons due to personal reasons, it was announced today.

DENIS LEAMY will make a long-awaited return from injury when Munster play Leicester Tigers in a pre-season friendly at Musgrave Park on Friday (7pm).

The IRFU has announced the appointment of Philip Morrow as the new Head of Fitness.

Four Irish drivers are amongst the top ten at the overnight halt in the Carlisle-based Pirelli International Rally, the second round of the British Rally Championship.

MANX born driver, Mark Higgins and his Donegal co-driver, Rory Kennedy, in their Group N Subaru strengthened their grip on Rally Isle of Man through yesterday’s twelve stages.

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 Irish bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship will be further scrutinised today at the World Rally Commission meeting at FIA headquarters in Paris.

Mid-way through the opening leg of the Galway International Rally, defending champion, Eugene Donnelly in his Toyota Corolla WRC leads the Subaru WRC of Tim NcNulty by 2.6 seconds with Eamonn Boland in a Ford Focus a further 32.5 seconds adrift in third.

Manx born driver, Mark Higgins, in his Ford Focus WRC, has stemmed the Irish challenge at the end of the first leg of the Kelso based Jim Clark Rally, where he holds a 40 second advantage.

Driving a Ford Focus, Brendan Crealey was the top Irish driver in the Roush Manx National Rally on the Isle of Man. This afternoon, Crealey came home in fifth place almost six minutes behind the rally winner, Mark Higgins.

Twenty six year old Philip Morrow has been appointed the new fitness and conditioning coach at Ulster.