DOUBLE British Rally Champion Keith Cronin has shelved his progress to the next level of the sport due to a lack of opportunities.

INTERCONTINENTAL Rally champions, Kris Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle, bid farewell to the Peugeot UK team at this weekend’s Rally of Scotland.

THIS year’s Circuit of Ireland Rally will feature a demanding 18-mile night-time stage as the centrepiece to what is the second oldest rally in the world.

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.

WHAT began as a relatively low profile season for Alan Ring has ended up in a hectic end of season finale that has the former Kerry circuit racer chasing success on three different championships fronts.

Ryan’s Daughter is being celebrated in Kerry this weekend, but what impact did the classic epic have on the poor, little-visited region where it was made, asks Donal Hickey.

Kilkenny’s Ray Breen and his Waterford co-driver, Andrew Purcell have won the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Andrew Nesbitt and co-driver, James O’Brien (Subaru WRC) took a dominant victory on the Ordnance Survey Rally of the Lakes.

Andrew Nesbitt (Subaru WRC) remains at the top of the leaderboard of the Ordnance Survey Rally of the Lakes.

Kilkenny’s Ray Breen and his Waterford co-driver Andrew Purcell secured a start-to-finish victory in the Heritage Hotel Laois Rally in their Ford Focus WRC today.

Midway through the Seven Oaks Hotel/Dargan Tools Carlow Rally, former Irish National Rally champion, Stephen Murphy and co-driver, Mickey Joe Morrissey (Subaru) have a 22 second lead over the Subaru of Ray Breen/Andrew Purcell with Patrick Elliott/David Moynihan, also in a Subaru, a further 15 seconds adrift.

A missing pregnant woman was found dead in an Oklahoma field with her abdomen cut open and the foetus removed.

A dramatic finish to the Glandore based Marine Hotel Fastnet Rally saw Michael Barrable (Subaru WRC) emerge victorious.

Wexford driver, Eamonn Boland set the pace on the opening four stages of the Murphy Construction Cork “20” Rally, the final round of the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship.

Results after Round 1 - West Cork Rally

KENNY McKINSTRY starts this weekend’s Clonakilty based Quality Hotels West Cork Rally as favourite with the Banbridge car preparation expert bidding to complete an unique hat-trick.

IRISH rallying is set to have a Rallies Council following yesterday’s meeting at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin, where officials from clubs all over the country and other delegates met to discuss several aspects of the sport.

In an ever-changing Midland Mini Stage Rally in

Melvyn Evans and his co-driver, Alun Davies, duly won the Irishmobioles.com West Cork Rally in Clonakilty with fellow overseas crews, Steve Fleck/Mark Aspinall (Subaru WRC) and Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Subaru WRC) completing the top three.

Despite losing time on today’s second stage of the Irishmobiles.com West Cork Rally, Melvyn Evans in an Escort WRC continues to hold the advantage in slippery conditions.

Through today’s eight stages, Melvyn Evans, in an Escort World Rally Car was virtually untouchable.

Consolidating his lead role on the second run, Ray Breen went on to win the Cork Single Stage Rally, his first ever victory.

Ray Breen, in a Subaru Impreza, was the fastest driver through the first stage of the Cork Single Rally on the outskirts of Cloyne.

Richie Curran (Escort Cosworth) ran out an easy winner of the Carrick Suirway Single Stage Rally in Carrick on Suir.

Entering the third and final stage of the Carrick-on-Suir Single Stage Rally, local hero, Ritchie Curran (Escort WRC) has a 41 second lead over the Metro 6R4 of Willie Dwyer.