46 countries to screen live coverage of Rally Ireland

Forty-six countries are set to screen full live coverage of two of the special stages from this month's Rally Ireland.

The selected stages are the inaugural one in the grounds of Stormont castle on Thursday week and the decisive stage along the Atlantic seaboard in the Sligo village of Mullaghmore three days later.

More than 2,000 marshals and volunteers have been recruited to assist in the smooth running of the race.